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curb (B1)

カタカナ: カーブ

IPA: /kɜːrb/

To restrain or keep something in check, especially something negative like bad habits, spending, or inflation.

意味: 特に悪い習慣、支出、インフレといったネガティブなものを抑制したり、抑え込んだりすること。

We need to curb our spending to save for a house. — 家を買うために支出を抑える必要がある。
The government introduced measures to curb inflation. — 政府はインフレを抑制するための措置を導入した。

Japanese translations of Curb:

curb on (prepositional phrase): To place a restriction or limit on something. — "There should be a curb on the use of plastic bags."
curb something (verb): To control or limit something. — "The city is trying to curb the rise in crime."