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He curbed his temper.

他控制住了自己的脾气。

If he succeeds in curbing the emission of carbon dioxide—if it costs big—it would be a huge gain for America.

如果他成功地遏制了二氧化碳的排放——尽管付出了很大的代价——这对美国来说将是一个巨大的收益。

Reassure people that the free fall would stop and, thereby, curb the fear that would perpetuate a free fall.

要让人们相信自由落体运动将会停止，从而才能抑制人们对自由落体运动持续下去的恐惧。

He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.

他呼吁对移民实行更为严格的限制。

The children sat on the curb eating their ice cream.

孩子们坐在路沿上吃冰激凌。

It's easier to pick up apples than to drag tree branches all the way to the curb.

摘苹果比把树枝一直拖到路边要容易得多。