v.限制，控制；n.限制
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
curb (noun)1.
a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse's jaws , also the chain or strap attached to it - see bit illustration
2.
an enclosing frame, border, or edging
3.
- check restraint a price curb
4.
a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine
5.
an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
6.
from the fact that it originally transacted its business on the street a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange
transitive verb
1.
to furnish with a curb
2.
to check or control with or as if with a curb - trying to curb her curiosity
3.
to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (as a gutter) for defecation restrain
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
curb (noun)something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
SYNONYMS:
check, circumscription, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, strictureRELATED WORDS:
exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscriptionNEAR ANTONYMS:
freedom, latitudeto keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
SYNONYMS:
bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, tameRELATED WORDS:
bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow; arrest, interrupt, stop; block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct; gag, muzzle, silenceNEAR ANTONYMS:
liberate, loose, loosen, unleash; air, express, take out, vent