| 词汇 | curb-on |
| 释义 | curb on something collocation a limit on a thing or situation that is not wanted: He will propose curbs on the early release of offenders. Many people agree there should be curbs on advertising that glamorizes alcohol. See curbnoun You must try to put a curb on your bad temper. Strict curbs on the news media silenced most critics. One side argued that sensible curbs on gun ownership save lives. Environmentalists are outraged by the calls for a delay in the curbs on greenhouse emissions. The company has put a curb on outsourcing contract work. Range and limits all the way toidiom ambit anywhere at largeidiom band compass dividing line finite finitely finitude gamut glass ceiling hedge parameter parametric parametrically point spread proviso spectrum stretch |
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