kerb

IPA/kɜːb/
KK[kˈɚb]IPA/kɜːrb/

kerb — noun

  • kerbsingular
  • kerbsplural

1. the raised stone or concrete border that runs alongside a street, where the foot

1.名詞B1
釋義

the raised stone or concrete border that runs alongside a street, where the footpath meets the road

例句

Valentina sat on the kerb and waited for her friend to arrive.

preposition: on the kerb — sitting on the edge

Hassan parked his bicycle right next to the kerb outside the library.

preposition: next to the kerb — vehicle positioning

同義詞
  • edge

    more general term; kerb is a specific kind of edge along a street

  • curbstone

    refers to the individual stone block, not the whole border; less common in everyday speech

文法句型

kerb + noun (kerb edge)

preposition: on / at / by / over the kerb

用法筆記

This is the British English spelling. In American English the same object is spelled 'curb'. Note that 'curb' in American English also functions as a verb meaning 'to restrain or control', which the British spelling 'kerb' does not share.

常見錯誤

❌The car mounted the curb.' (when writing British English)
✅The car mounted the kerb.
💡In British English, the edge of the street is spelled 'kerb', while 'curb' means 'to restrain' or is the American spelling.