curbs

英 [kɜːbz] 美 [kɜːrbz]

v.  控制，抑制，限定，约束(不好的事物)
n.  起控制(或限制)作用的事物
curb的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 控制;抑制;限定;约束
    If you curb something, 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. Curb is 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。
  2. VERB 控制，约束(情绪或行为)
    If you curb an 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。
  3. → see: kerb
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双语例句

  1. This limits competition, efficiency and structural change, works against small and medium enterprises, curbs investment and fosters a shadow economy.
    这限制了竞争、效率和结构性改革，不利于中小企业，同时阻碍了投资并培育了一个影子经济。
  2. Nonetheless, Congress was flooded with bills proposing everything from quickie tax cuts to protectionist trade curbs.
    尽管如此，大量议案仍涌向议会，小到仓促提交的关于减税的提案，大到贸易保护主义的遏制。
  3. But Wolfgang Schuble, German finance minister, told the financial times that Berlin would push for tighter curbs.
    但德国财政部长沃尔夫冈朔伊布勒（wolfgangschuble）向英国《金融时报》表示，柏林将推动出台更严厉的限制措施。
  4. Investment growth has been dampened by government curbs aimed at cooling a credit boom and surging housing costs.
    投资增长一直受到政府控制针对冷却信贷繁荣和飞涨的住房费用。
  5. However, UK guidelines spared almost all investment firms from the most prescriptive curbs.
    然而，英国的指南让几乎所有投资公司免受多数规定的限制。
  6. Even if the public wants curbs on banker pay, writing effective rules could be tricky.
    即便公众希望对银行家薪酬加以限制，但制订行之有效的规则可能颇为棘手。
  7. These commitments need not be absolute cuts in emissions, but can be curbs on the growth of emissions.
    这些承诺不一定是绝对减排，也可以是抑制排放的增长。
  8. Hence their curbs for new rules on offshore tax centres and hedge funds.
    因此他们希望对离岸税收中心和对冲基金制定新的规则。
  9. Yet few states are prepared to accept costly and politically unpopular curbs on the consumption of fossil fuels.
    然而，很少有国家做好了限制化石燃料消费的准备。限制化石燃料消费成本高昂，而且在政治上不受欢迎。
  10. Imposing either a windfall tax or special curbs on bonuses is an understandable political response to what is happening.
    征收暴利税或对奖金发放加以特别限制，是针对当前现实的政治回应，可以理解。
  11. But Mr Bush made no mention of tying emissions curbs to a specific temperature goal.
    但布什没有提及将排放限额与具体气温目标联系起来的问题。
  12. Such measures might include easing the curbs on travel and remittances to Cuba by Cuban-Americans.
    此类措施可能包括放松对古巴裔美国人赴古巴旅游和向古巴汇款的限制。
  13. A commentator in the China Daily said export curbs would encourage smuggling.
    《中国日报》的一位评论员说，限制出口会鼓励走私。
  14. Cortisol also curbs functions that would be nonessential or detrimental in a fight-or-flight situation.
    它还会抑制那些在一个逃跑或战斗处境吓无关紧要或有害的功能。
  15. It has imposed curbs on Chinese companies bringing workers across the Himalayas to build pipelines and power plants.
    它已对中国企业从本国引进工人，以修建管道与电厂的做法施加了限制。
  16. Further Chinese export curbs could stimulate production outside China, industry experts said.
    行业专家表示，中国进一步限制稀土出口可能会刺激中国境外的稀土生产。
  17. It should follow up with curbs on refineries, cement plants and other polluters.
    该局应该接着推出对精炼厂、水泥厂和其他污染者的限制。
  18. And at least one would-be player appears to have lost out from the new curbs.
    此外，至少有一个潜在参与者似乎因新的限制而出局。
  19. In April they imposed new curbs on housing speculation, raising down-payment requirements and mortgage rates.
    在四月，他们对房地产投机者采取了强硬的新措施，提高了首付要求和按揭利率。
  20. Japan has been hard hit by the export curbs.
    日本深受中国稀土出口限制的影响。
  21. In future, developing as well as developed countries will be responsible for emissions curbs.
    在未来，发展中国家和发达国家一样，对控制碳排放负有责任。
  22. This is easier to achieve if the government curbs the growth of its gargantuan budget.
    如果政府能抑制其庞大预算的进一步增长，这个目标会更容易实现。
  23. Besides the rate hike, regulators also eased curbs on individuals investing overseas.
    此外利率的提高，管理层也放松了对个人对海外投资的限制。
  24. Curbs on air travel were being worked out and would shortly be announced.
    限制航空旅行的有关规定正在拟定中，不久即将公布。
  25. A critical outstanding issue is whether China will agree to have its emissions curbs monitored at an international level.
    关键的未决问题之一是，中国是否会同意让其减缓排放情况在国际层面得到监测。
  26. There are also concerns over calls from European politicians for curbs on state-run investment funds acquiring European companies.
    对于欧洲政治家呼吁限制国有投资基金收购欧洲企业的问题，俄罗斯也有所担心。
  27. Even for the exporting country, the gains are illusory, because the curbs thwart the price mechanism.
    即便对于出口国而言，这种做法带来的好处也只会是黄粱一梦，因为限制措施会对定价机制形成阻碍。
  28. As it stands, the curbs apply to all banks operating in Europe and their international subsidiaries and branches.
    按照现在的情况，限制规定适用于所有在欧洲经营的银行及其海外子公司和分行。
  29. While temporary fiscal adjustment curbs demand, changing the fiscal policy strategy can bring more revenue and more growth.
    尽管暂时的财政调整会抑制需求，但财政政策战略的转变，能够带来更多的收入与增长。
  30. The other three, not content with cutting employees'benefits, have all pushed for curbs on the unions themselves.
    其他三位则对削减政府雇员福利的结果不满意，亲自动手限制各个工会。
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