kerb
US: /ˈkɝb/
UK: /kˈɜːb/
UK: /kˈɜːb/
English Vietnamese dictionary
kerb /kə:b/
- danh từ
- lề đường (thường lát đá)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) thị trường chứng khoán chợ đen
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE) (AmE curb)
+ noun
the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone: The bus mounted the kerb (= went onto the pavement / sidewalk) and hit a tree.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
dropped
Dropped kerbs make wheelchair access easier.
VERB + KERB
draw away from, pull away/out from
The car pulled away from the kerb.
| draw up at/to, pull in/over to | step off
He stepped off the kerb without looking and was hit by a cyclist.
| clip, hit | mount
The car mounted the kerb and knocked over a pedestrian.
PREP.
at the ~
I parked at the kerb and waited.
| on the ~
They stood on the kerb waiting to cross the road.
