Municipalities often implement traffic calming measures to curb excessive speeding in residential neighborhoods.
市政当局常实施交通稳静化措施，以抑制住宅区内的超速行为。
Which choice best defines “curb”?
C — To restrain or limit.. “curb” means To restrain or limit..
Which word means “To restrain or limit.”?
B — curb. “curb” means To restrain or limit..
curb — To restrain or limit.. In Chinese: 抑制;约束;控制.
curb is pronounced //kɜːrb//.
Municipalities often implement traffic calming measures to curb excessive speeding in residential neighborhoods. (市政当局常实施交通稳静化措施，以抑制住宅区内的超速行为。)
restrain, limit, check — all close in meaning to curb (To restrain or limit.).
encourage, promote — each the opposite of curb (To restrain or limit.).
Yes. curb is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
curb 本义马缰绳/路缘 → 勒住、拦住 → 抑制。