curb
/kɝb/ 名词 C1中文： 路缘
- A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand).
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
- Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll by means of the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove by means of a curb chain.
- A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
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At the bottom of the smooth plaster wall there was a brick pulled out to make a sluice for the bath water, and as Rikki-tikki stole in by the masonry curb where the bath is put, he heard Nag and Nagaina whispering together outside in the moonlight.
You will find a small brougham waiting close to the curb, driven by a fellow with a heavy black cloak tipped at the collar with red.
“The very first thing which I observed on arriving there was that a cab had made two ruts with its wheels close to the curb.
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