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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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pollinate
186
hold out
67
block letters
72
She'd
63
angle
441
Insist
80
AUTHORITY
52
burnout
163
Merely
96
moneyed
176
seniority
159
blackguard
71
crazy
468
chiantishire
4
sabotage
233
lights
10
Herein
24
CONSEQUENTLY
40
duff somebody ↔ up
72
bowdlerize
83
infield
19
Questionable
55
analgesic
100
highjack
7
swimmingly
12
series of something
19
Truce
28
Perfection
61
gent
87
maximum
495
labial
13
Cruel
134
Unacceptable
212
ex-officio
72
Superior
130
root
467
elasticity
101
modeling
11
Illegible
2
bonemeal
163
vinyl
75
jiggers
15
cha-cha
78
Firm
199
thrash sth out
66
botox
54
Because
141
godhead
52
armoury
112
self-regulatory
94
craze
100
mfa
14
Athleticism
34
joy
395
Glad
65
file away
34
shaving
32
close-down
109
shalt
27
brown goods
66
maxima
5
circuit board
89
Handy
96
micromanage
15
wasted
194
honestly
13
body search
90
backwoods
49
at (long) last
83
Remake
123
cent
391
lithe
8
orientalist
57
patroness
14
instructional
103
diminuendo
57
GUIDE
39
Prime Minister
42
my lips are sealed
54
Maundy money
69
bet
440
Loosen
26
poop out
94
Peddle
94
deputy
397
hold off
67
laminable
6
sob
489
Quite
203
elector
102
aflame
83
seize
404
unsure
180
mystery shopper
17
Trafficking
112
Import
183
pediatrician
30
allergy
161
burrs
5
strew
187
halyard
8
legalistic
13
labour-intensive
44
springtime
362
symmetrical
202
liberate
674
Publishing
16
readily
373
Style
275
atrocious
116
neo
10
like-minded
37
changeless
59
rowdy
114
clapper
56
costume
315
Stimulus
29
mood
856
canvas
342
stockless
6
beetroot
70
scratch the surface
31
court
841
Saudi Arabian
40
antipasto
110
Old fashioned thesaurus
33
enthral
192
ageless
69
event
555
drawl
87
perkiest
11
green salad
123
Hereafter
171
Expense
249
kickers
4
readiness
104
layup
6
Patently
33
run before you can walk
81
Clinic
66
successful
513
fetters
67
monsoons
8
Admonish
86
bachelor
489
obscure
406
herb
388
stimulate
582
technician
378
weak
475
mouldier
6
Describing things which are beginning and developing
63
by-line
121
impartial
344
aquarobics
99
michaelmas
17
netizen
59
Mechanisms
64
publishing
158
nonentities
11
graft
97
highball
15
matriculant
8
rush
439
drinker
82
friendly
242
sit through something
86
glitch
203
Grand Prix
78
gulch
81
des res
91
stooped
148
unsympathetic
15
free port
109
pedalled
5
Over time
70
eunuch
75
Spiral
46
mention
250
putty
148
enchanter
75
Two time
47
brickworks
48
keep your word
39
stewardess
473
chat away
34
mast
48
lightness
5
stay back
32
graces
59
winkle out
31
palatial
14
voracity
7
dicky
83
grace
578
Ass
37
friesian
82
megaphone
5
Scientific
230
canned
49
misconception
109
methodical
33
petitioner
12
biofuel
78
Take turns
31
pursuit
375
puma
82
fromage frais
83
Commonplace
32
nigh
16
parmesan
11
elastic
413
exploration
268
bedroom
126
disputation
86
polaris
64
Br.
128
bupa
54
screw up
84
wunderkind
47
cassette recorder
89
calico
67
Owing
32
greatly
366
illinois
8
sicken
181
Lupus
8
flashy
89
Exult
36
dilute
191
Wing
199
nebula
284
Players
11
Suburb
39
rinse
151
affordable
324
automation
353
wisp
104
incorporeity
7
Justify
95
outrigger
44
without
160
sea level
37
personification
93
ecoterrorism
137
flat
484
flagged
77
conceivable
296
nebraska
11
Tangerine
44
When
183
divorced
217
Custom
209
catwalk
101
stony
341
tactless
276
chief justice
68
come down with something
81
insurmountable
124
Rock
163
car bomb
106
commissioner
311
come to
169
ill-suited
30
baking tray
93
Nun
126
cd
65
Pry
92
glaciation
85
bawl out
57
strike
663
brisk
477
quintet
12
Thank
52
pessimistic
461
null
372
grifter
178
giga-
14
promontories
6
conditional discharge
61
Infancy
46
immanence
14
be the toast of something
51
jellybean
7
Settle in
40
Reverse
112
back passage
42
behave
412
furnace
472
annoyed
246
be at odds
38
downgrade
49
opalesce
8
withdraw
880
Censorship
33
benzene
64
inspector
154
Impeded
39
Costly
62
Odyssey
30
moll
11
ghastly
109
evacuation
119
inquest
26
standard
388
Liberia
13
cosmic
176
hypothesis
348
creamer
67
Bunch
209
Eyeliner
5
Cachet
50
curry
73
qualification
267
bushy
128
Exhibit
103
vintage
176
Uphold
46
on the edge of something
73
Nationality
61
mutiny
206
calendar year
83
fieldmouse
91
soda
399
OCCUPIED
150
task
448
swung
41
letted
7
generalized anxiety disorder
66
tip
415
While
359
hardworking
7
transpose
13
crackbrained
98
Buckingham Palace
25
liquefied
8
Journal
90
bustling
198
curacies
12
bride-to-be
68
crop-spraying
50
wig
22
boxercise
61
misapply
8
Pandemonium
24
Fabric
56
carver
83
indoor
309
moanfully
3
alpha girl
35
degree
462
Expatriate
55
conscience
450
burger
77
marjoram
8
flood somebody ↔ out
77
leeward
7
honcho
18
osteoporotic
8
JADE
34
punch
408
extended family
102
clan
115
flood out
70
Critic
210
in relief
32
Fear
206
Conscious
283
discernable
79
insofar
28
basketball
102
Lap
54
drag sb into sth
47
thermostat
27
Repetition
41
paint
459
buggered
51
noise
310
specified
20
To persuade someone to agree with or support you
58
helmsmanship
9
DEPORT
57
Eye shadow
5
outmanoeuvre
52
au pair
119
infer
399
outdatedly
7
fierce
387
diagnose
311
lagoonal
11
papers
11
atoll
84
watford
10
winner
405
growing
61
channel-surfing
54
dystopia
97
Recapitulate
140
die down
58
gin
113
embarrassing
168
relocation
89
poisonous
522
flummoxed
143
heighten
281
unstinting
30
emanate
95
claptrap
107
Insulting
46
Chill
90
yesterday
18
ohmic
3
Diehard
86
generalship
132
option
403
frill
188
conversation
422
bell ringer
46
kilo
8
run down
45
nasa
10
bipolar
131
dawn
429
corporal punishment
68
headship
13
arm-wrestling
88
grandaddy
105
capillary
221
workroom
180
jujitsu
9
hitter
10
vestige
72
concubinary
45
condemned
127
instructor
22
pauperization
12
proper
416
Ricochet
280
balance
474
lined
13
atheist
152
skim off
76
Irregular
125
defy
248
radiographer
33
Resonate
145
Grill
42
Come to
30
nevertheless
428
furious
432
on board
40
Entertainment
319
maternity leave
89
To welcome or greet and to say hello
35
Jaguar
31
Debut
37
strolling
22
caramba
43
clubby
100
Agony
52
Shroud
51
Distribution
205
Reap
37
mp4
6
Freedom
215
Genus
48
Experienced
177
employ
481
last
285
nurturance
16
brawny
90
Association
132
Adoption and caring for other people s children
37
mournful
14
Values
42
value
844
bed-wetting
100
had better
78
evening class
99
doncaster
12
Making you feel afraid
82
take the edge off sth
47
orlando
12
dainty
121
Tryout
91
repair
440
co-op
99
Even if
16
payout
13
justiciable
10
d-day
46
distraught
147
all-purpose
133
To keep a promise
33
fermium
41
mutual
288
bromance
60
fuzz
85
game
1534
ball girl
103
TOEFL
IELTS
BNC: 7037
COCA: 6733
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
curb
Word family
adjective
curbable
curbless
noun
curbside
curb
curbstone
curb
1
/
kɜːb
$
kɜːrb
/
●○○
verb
[
transitive
T
]
→
kerb
STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING
to control or
limit
something in order to
prevent
it from having a
harmful
effect
控制,抑制,约束
measures to curb the spread of the virus
控制病毒扩散的措施
Examples from the Corpus
curb
•
He basically
defended
the
concept
but
acknowledged
excesses
that could be
curbed
.
•
One might have thought that this was the
sort
of
heavy-handed
executive
action which the
Constitutional
Court
was in business to
curb
.
•
The government is
introducing
new
measures
aimed
at
curbing
inflation
.
•
Although
employment
growth
has been
steady
since the
recession
, government
cutbacks
will
likely
curb
it.
•
The city is trying new measures to
curb
pollution
.
•
On signal-bearing computer leads, twisted-wire coaxial
cables
curb
some types of
interference
.
•
Opposition
is most
fierce
in states such as
California
that have already found ways to
curb
the cost of
treating
Medicaid
patients
.
•
The only way to
curb
the
spread
of the
disease
is by
immunizing
the
entire
population
.
•
An
agreement
is
expected
to
send
bond
yields
lower
by
curbing
the
supply
of
securities
the
Treasury
sells
to
finance
annual
deficits
.
•
It took some time for their masters to
curb
them.
Related topics:
Roads
curb
2
noun
[
countable
C
]
1
CONTROL
an
influence
which helps to control or limit something
控制,约束,抑制
curb on
We are trying to keep a curb on their activities.
我们正设法控制他们的活动。
2
.
American English
AmE
TTR
the
raised
edge
of a road, between where people can walk and cars can drive
路缘
SYN
British English
kerb
→
pavement
,
sidewalk
Examples from the Corpus
curb
•
She was
free
of the
shaming
curbs
of
expedient
morality
.
•
The home-help walked down the road towards Marie, wheeling her
bike
which had been
propped
up against the
curb
.
•
Most are expected to show up at the
airport
Monday
,
depositing
their
cargoes
at the
curb
.
•
A car was
parked
at the
curb
.
•
Stepping
off the
curb
was all but
impossible
without hip-waders.
•
Whether the
curbs
on police
investigation
will
reduce
police influence on the
outcome
of the
criminal
process is not
easy
to
determine
.
curb on
•
Right-wing
politicians
have called for a
tight
curb on
immigration
.
From Longman Business Dictionary
curb
curb
1
/
kɜːbkɜːrb
/
verb
[
transitive
T
]
to control or limit something that has a harmful effect
The new government’s priority is to curb inflation.
curb
curb
2
noun
[
countable
C
]
a control or limit on something
curb on
The plan called for curbs on government spending.
Origin
curb
2
(
1400-1500
)
French
courbe
“
curve, curved piece of wood or metal
”
, from
Latin
curvus
;
→
CURVE
2
curb
1
verb
curb
2
noun
Chinese
Corpus
See also:
kerb
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