curse

美 [kɜːrs]英 [kɜːs]
  • n.诅咒;咒;咒语;祸根;祸端;骂人话;祸水;咒骂语
  • v.诅咒;咒骂;在心里诅咒;念咒语诅咒

复数: curses 过去式: cursed 现在分词: cursing 过去分词: cursed 第三人称单数: curses

cursecurse

noun

1

咒骂语;骂人话
a rude or offensive word or phrase that some people use when they are very angry

He muttered a curse at the other driver.

他低声咒骂另一位开车的人。

2

咒;咒语
a word or phrase that has a magic power to make sth bad happen

The family thought that they were under a curse .

这家人认为他们受人诅咒而遭了殃。

3

祸根;祸端;祸水
something that causes harm or evil

the curse of drug addiction

吸毒成瘾的祸害

Noise is a curse of modern city life.

噪音是现代城市生活的一大祸根。

4


verb

1

诅咒
to swear

He hit his head as he stood up and cursed loudly.

他站起来时撞了头,便破口大骂。

2

咒骂;诅咒;在心里诅咒
to say rude things to sb or think rude things about sb/sth

She cursed her bad luck.

她骂自己运气不好。

He cursed himself for his stupidity.

他咒骂自己愚蠢。

3

念咒语诅咒
to use a magic word or phrase against sb in order to harm them

Legend has it that the whole village had been cursed by a witch.

传说整座村庄遭到了巫婆的诅咒。

4

不断因…而遭殃;为…所苦;受…之害
to continuously suffer from or be affected by sth bad

She seems cursed with bad luck.

她好像运气不好连连遭殃。

curse

频次

  • 1
    VERB 诅咒;咒骂
    If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.

    I cursed and hobbled to my feet.

    我咒骂着一瘸一拐地站起来。

  • 2
    VERB 咒骂;诅咒;辱骂
    If you curse someone, you say insulting things to them because you are angry with them.

    Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside...

    奶奶提出抗议,但他辱骂她并把她粗暴地推到一旁。

  • 3
    VERB (尤指用粗话)抱怨,发牢骚;咒骂
    If you curse something, you complain angrily about it, especially using rude language.

    So we set off again, cursing the delay, towards the west...

    于是,我们一面抱怨延误了时间,一面又朝西出发了。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 诅咒;咒语
    If you say that there is a curse on someone, you mean that there seems to be a supernatural power causing unpleasant things to happen to them.

    Maybe there is a curse on my family...

    可能我的家族受到了诅咒。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 祸根;祸端;祸水
    You can refer to something that causes a great deal of trouble or harm as a curse .

    Apathy is the long-standing curse of British local democracy...

    冷漠是英国地方民主制度长期以来难以推广的祸根。

noun

1
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
expletives were deleted
Synonym: curse word expletive oath swearing swearword cuss
2
an evil spell
a witch put a curse on his whole family
he put the whammy on me
Synonym: hex jinx whammy
3
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Synonym: execration condemnation
4
a severe affliction
Synonym: torment
5
something causing misery or death
the bane of my life
Synonym: bane scourge nemesis

verb

1
utter obscenities or profanities
The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Synonym: cuss blaspheme swear imprecate
2
wish harm upon;invoke evil upon
The bad witch cursed the child
Synonym: beshrew damn bedamn anathemize anathemise imprecate maledict
3
heap obscenities upon
The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger
4
exclude from a church or a religious community
The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
Synonym: excommunicate unchurch

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  1. Maybe there is a curse on my family

    可能我的家族受到了诅咒。

  2. He 's been the object of a voodoo curse .

    他受到伏都教的诅咒。

  3. Noise is a curse of modern city life .

    噪音是现代城市生活的一大祸根。

  4. Legend has it that the whole village had been cursed by a witch .

    传说整座村庄遭到了巫婆的诅咒。

  5. The necklace was cursed .

    这条项链上附有会给人带来灾难的符咒。

  6. He cursed himself for his stupidity .

    他咒骂自己愚蠢。

  7. So we set off again , cursing the delay , towards the west

    于是,我们一面抱怨延误了时间,一面又朝西出发了。

  8. The whole family seemed cursed

    全家人仿佛都受到了诅咒。

  9. I wish this cursed place was burned .

    我希望这该死的地方被烧毁。

  10. Joanna heard him bump into the table and curse again .

    乔安娜听见他撞到了桌子上,又骂骂咧咧的。

  11. The ground was cursed because of him .

    大地因为他而遭受诅咒。

  12. They began to curse and shout in a babble of languages .

    他们开始用不同的语言叽里咕噜地谩骂吵嚷起来。

  13. Apathy is the long-standing curse of British local democracy

    冷漠是英国地方民主制度长期以来难以推广的祸根。

  14. Bulman was cursed with a poor memory for names .

    布尔曼总是记不住人名。

  15. Summer colds are a terrible curse .

    夏季感冒是极其糟糕的事。

  16. Grandma protested , but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside

    奶奶提出抗议,但他辱骂她并把她粗暴地推到一旁。

  17. He cursed himself for having been so careless .

    他骂自己怎么那么不小心。

  18. People cursed and stammered apologies .

    大家骂了几句,然后结结巴巴地道歉。

  19. I cursed and hobbled to my feet .

    我咒骂着一瘸一拐地站起来。

  20. She silently cursed her own stupidity .

    她在心里默默地骂自己愚蠢。

  21. We have grown accustomed to having our ears assailed by mindless cursing and profanities .

    我们已经渐渐对那些无礼的诅咒和谩骂习以为常了。

  22. I 'd cursed him and railed at him .

    我曾诅咒并且大声责骂过他。

  23. They were frequently cursed and beaten by the employer .

    他们常被雇主打骂。

  24. His wealth proved a curse to him .

    他的财富成了祸根。

  25. He broke out into curses .

    他忽然破口大骂。

  26. What a curse those bollworms are !

    这些棉铃虫真可恶!

  27. She cursed at one of her servants this morning .

    今天早晨她大骂了一个仆人。

  28. Poor mother is cursed with bad health .

    可怜的母亲苦于身体不佳。

  29. A merry laugh or an angry curse , can all make good writing .

    嬉笑怒骂,皆成文章。

  30. Communicable diseases have been a curse of mankind since time immemorial .

    自古以来,某些传染性疾病就是人类的灾祸。

  • 短语动词

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be cursed with sth

不断因…而遭殃;为…所苦;受…之害
to continuously suffer from or be affected by sth bad

She seems cursed with bad luck.

她好像运气不好连连遭殃。