| 释义 |
curse /kɜːs/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (cursed 或 curst /kɜːst/)
❶ vt.
1. 求上帝(或上天)降祸于
2. 使遭难，害，折磨
3. 诅咒；詈骂
curse out one's treacherous ally 诅咒背信弃义的同伙
curse the wretched weather 咒骂恶劣的天气
4. 亵渎，对(神圣事物)说不敬的话
5. 将…逐出教会
❷ vi.
诅咒；咒骂；亵渎
curse and swear 恶言辱骂
She cursed terribly. 她大肆咒骂。
II n.
1. 诅咒；咒语；骂人的话，咒骂
call down curses upon sb. 祈求上天降祸于某人
a witch putting a curse on sb. 念咒诅咒某人的女巫
be under a curse 受诅咒而遭殃
lay sb. under a curse 诅咒某人
mutter curses at sb. 咒骂某人
His talk was full of vile curses. 他的讲话中充斥着骂人的脏话。
2. (似由诅咒带来的)灾祸，祸害；祸因，祸根
such curses as yaws and malaria 雅司病与疟疾之类的祸害
A curse is on me. My pistol missed fire; my gold gone. 我倒霉透了，手枪打不响，金子又丢了。
make a curse of life to sb. 使某人受苦受难
Insomnia is one of my curses,but not that night. 失眠是让我苦恼透顶的一件事，不过那晚我没失眠。
3. 受诅咒的物(或人)
4. 逐出教会
5. [the curse] 〈口〉月经；月经期
get the curse 来月经
I haven't had the curse for six weeks. 我有6个星期没来月经了。
6. 〈美口〉小子，家伙
7. (钓鱼者用语)小虫，小蚊
[< OE cursian to curse < curs a curse] phr. be cursed with 受…之害 (或苦)be cursed with a violent temper 受暴躁脾气之害 Curse it (或 you)! 该死!天杀的! Curses come home to roost. 诅咒他人者自遭其殃。 |