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curbing 音标拼音: [k'ɚbɪŋ] n. 边石,边石的材料 边石,边石的材料 curbing n 1: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones ( usually forming part of a gutter) [ synonym: { curb}, { curbing}, { kerb}] Curb \ Curb\ ( k[^ u] rb), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Curbed} ( k[^ u] rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Curbing}.] [ F. courber to bend, curve, L. curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto` s curved. Cf. { Curve}.] 1. To bend or curve. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Crooked and curbed lines. -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one' s will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check. [ 1913 Webster] Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Where pinching want must curb thy warm desires. -- Prior. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. [ 1913 Webster]
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