kerb

kerb

英 [kɜːb]
　　美 [kɝb]

n. 街頭的邊石

中文詞源：

kerb 路邊，馬路牙子

來自curb拼寫變體，來自PIE*sker,彎，轉，圍，詞源同curve,ring.引申詞義馬路牙子。

例句：

1. Stewart stepped off the kerb.
斯圖爾特走下馬路牙子。

2. He hit his forehead against the kerb when he fell.
他摔倒時額頭碰在瞭路邊鑲邊石上.

3. The driver bumped the kerb while reversing.
司機倒車時撞到瞭路邊石.

4. The trees which gave the road its name stood at regular intervals along the kerb.
這條道路得名於這些樹木，它們沿兩邊的路緣間隔均勻地排列著。

5. Hyde accelerated away from the kerb, swerving out into the middle of the street.
海德加速駛離路邊，突然向街道中央一個急轉彎。