curbed

英 [kɜːbd]

美 [kɜːrbd]

v.  控制，抑制，限定，约束(不好的事物)
curb的过去分词和过去式

过去式：curbed　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 控制;抑制;限定;约束
  If youcurbsomething, you control it and keep it within limits.
  1. ...advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of Aids...
     旨在控制艾滋病传播的广告
  2. Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia.
     俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。
  3. Curbis also a noun.
     
  4. He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.
     他呼吁对移民采取更严格的限制措施。
• VERB 控制，约束(情绪或行为)
  If youcurban emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control.
  1. He curbed his temper...
     他稳住了情绪。
  2. You must curb your extravagant tastes.
     你必须控制自己铺张奢侈的嗜好。
• → see:kerb

双语例句

• Both curbed the power of governments and parliaments.
  以上两部法案都限制了政府及议会的权力。
• In most of the developed world, immigration is a thorny problem; it must be curbed and controlled.
  时过境迁，在大多数发达国家，移民已成为一个棘手的问题：对它必须加以限制和控制。
• The Central Bank successfully curbed the economic fluctuation.
  央行成功抑制了这样的经济波动。
• We have also increased effective supply, curbed unreasonable demand and strengthened market management.
  我们还增加有效供给，抑制不合理需求，加强市场管理。
• India and Egypt have curbed sales this year to safeguard local supplies.
  印度和埃及也抑制了今年的销售以保障本地供应。
• My hunger was curbed by the snack.
  吃了点心，我的饥饿得到了控制。
• The world's biggest carmaker has curbed production at its factories in Japan and overseas.
  世界最大的汽车制造商抑制了在日本和海外的工厂生产。
• That does not automatically mean, however, that the money supply has been curbed, and there is considerable evidence to the contrary
  然而，那并不一定意味着货币供应量受到了限制，有大量证据表明事实正好相反。
• Excessive speculation in food commodities should be curbed.
  我们应遏制粮食大宗商品商的过度投机。
• The study of law was demanding, and it had definitely curbed his ability at talking to women.
  法律课程的学习是苛刻的，在一定程度上他限制了与女性沟通的能力。