| 单词 | curb |
| 释义 | curb —curbable, adj. —curbless, adj. —curblike, adj. /kerrb/, n. 1. a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk. 2. anything that restrains or controls; a restraint; check. 3. an enclosing framework or border. 4. Also called curb bit. a bit used with a bridoon for control of a horse, to which a chain (curb chain) is hooked. 5. Also called curb market; Brit., kerb market, kerbstone market. a market, originally on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange. Cf. American Stock Exchange. 6. the framework around the top of a well. 7. the arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof. 8. a belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base. 9. (in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns. 10. Vet. Pathol. a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness. 11. Engin. the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson. 12. Carpentry. See purlin plate. v.t. 13. to control as with a curb; restrain; check. 14. to cause to keep near the curb: Curb your dog. 15. to furnish with or protect by a curb. 16. to put a curb on (a horse). Also, Brit., kerb (for defs. 1, 15). [1250-1300; ME curb, courbe curved piece of wood (n.), stooped, hunchbacked (adj.) < AF curb, courb curved, bowed; OF < L curvus crooked, bent, curved. See CURVE] Syn. 13. bridle, repress. See check. Ant. 13. encourage. |
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