英语词汇“kerb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	kerb
释义	Trends of kerb View usage for: kerb (kɜːʳb) Word forms: plural kerbs countable noun The kerb is the raised edge of a pavement which separates it from the road. [British] Stewart stepped off the kerb. regional note: in AM, use curb kerb in British English or US and Canadian curb (kɜːb) noun 1. a line of stone or concrete forming an edge between a pavement and a roadway, so that the pavement is some 15 cm above the level of the road verb 2. (transitive) to provide with or enclose with a kerb Word origin C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see curve kerb in American English (kɜrb) noun British curb (sense 5) curb (sense 6) curb (sense 9) Image of kerb © terekhov igor, Shutterstock Examples of 'kerb' in a sentence kerb The family were walking to a park when the speeding vehicle mounted the kerb. The Sun (2016) Pay attention to kerb appeal. The Sun (2016) He failed his driving test first time at 17, after clipping the kerb while parallel parking. Times, Sunday Times (2016) UPSIDE The façade has kerb appeal. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Too many minors and hitting a kerb. The Sun (2015) The driver mounted the kerb following a spat with a cyclist. The Sun (2013) If there is a high kerb it forces you to drive with care. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Stick them on your soles for instant kerb appeal. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Can you do it by mounting the kerb to avoid the speed lines altogether? Times, Sunday Times (2010) So which designs will boost kerb appeal? Times, Sunday Times (2015) And yesterday he injured his right wrist and hip and suffered cuts to his face after hitting a kerb. The Sun (2014) Officials said that the coach was thought to have clipped a kerb before hitting a lamppost and a tree and then overturning. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We hit a concrete kerb at 50mph. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He turned out of his drive and mounted a kerb at 30mph before hitting a hedge. The Sun (2009) But this test was not about kerb appeal, it was about pump avoidance. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He lost control of his temper, which scared me into hitting the kerb. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But on the downside its bluff styling and a heavy kerb weight make it feel ponderous through the bends and noisy on the motorway. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I clip the kerb and feel the lurch through my sprung seat. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Because apparently the driver said the damage had happened after he'd clipped a kerb while leaving a car park. The Sun (2009) And then again, she wants to back away quietly and run to where her friends are waiting in a car by the kerb. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She told the inquest: 'He clipped the kerb and his front mirror hit the wall. The Sun (2010) Look for conservation areas: good-looking homes in smart areas with kerb appeal inevitably sell best. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In other languages kerb British English: kerb /kɜːb/ NOUN The kerb is the raised edge of a pavement which separates it from the road. American English: curb edge of sidewalk Arabic: حِرْفُ الرَّصِيفُ Brazilian Portuguese: margem de calçada Chinese: 路缘 Croatian: rubnik Czech: obrubník Danish: kantsten Dutch: stoeprand European Spanish: bordillo Finnish: jalkakäytävän reunus French: bord du trottoir German: Bordkante Greek: κράσπεδο Italian: cordolo Japanese: 縁石 Korean: 연석 도로 Norwegian: fortauskant Polish: krawężnik European Portuguese: berma Romanian: bordură Russian: бордюр Latin American Spanish: borde de la acera Swedish: trottoarkant Thai: ขอบถนน Turkish: kaldırım taşı Ukrainian: бордюр Vietnamese: lề đường All related terms of 'kerb' kerb appeal the attractiveness to potential buyers of a house when viewed from the road kerb broker a stockbroker who works on the streets , esp after the stock exchange is closed for the day kerb drill a pedestrian's procedure for crossing a road safely, esp as taught to children kerb market an after-hours street market kerb weight the weight of a motor car without occupants , luggage , etc kerb-crawler a man who drives slowly looking to entice a prostitute into his car for sexual purposes kerb crawling Kerb-crawling is the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute . curb crawler a man who drives slowly looking to entice a prostitute into his car for sexual purposes curb market an after-hours street market curb weight the weight of a motor car without occupants , luggage , etc Chinese translation of 'kerb' kerb or (US) curb (kəːb) n (c) 路缘(緣) (lùyuán) (个(個), gè)
随便看	in lieu in lieu of in-lieu-of-something in lieu of sth in light of in limbo in line in-line in line for in line/into line in-line-into-line in line of duty in-line skate in-line-skate in line with in liquor in little in living memory in loc. cit. in-loc-cit inlock in lockstep in lockstep with in loco parentis in london/england

　

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