学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2850 curb

今天我们要学的词是curb¹。Curb动词，意思是 抑制、控制 。Trump's remarks of no more patience with the North Korean regime show that he is growing increasingly frustrated² with the lack of progress in curbing³ North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. 川普称对朝鲜不再有耐心的讲话，体现了他对于在控制朝鲜核与弹道导弹项目上缺乏进展，而愈发感到失意。Google is making increasing efforts to curb gun violence, with a $2 million grant to benefit prevention programs in cities across the country. 谷歌正在为控制枪支暴力做出更多努力，拨款两百万援助全美各个城市阻止枪支暴力的项目。 好的，我们今天学习的词是curb, curb, curb...

1 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 curbing   

n.边石，边石的材料v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
• A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。