1. place a curb on : 控制...；
2. put a curb on : 控制...；
及物动词
名词
1. 控制;抑制;限定;约束
If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
2. 控制，约束(情绪或行为)
If you curb an emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control.
3. - see kerb
1. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
e.g. his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
2. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
3. a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
Synonym: curb bit