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curse obj PERFORM MAGICHkV:s, $kV:rsn [C], v [T](to say) a word or sentence asking a magical power to cause something unpleasant to happen to something or someone祈求(上天)降祸(于某人)In the story, a wicked witch put a curse on the princess/ put the princess under a curse for 100 years.故事中一个邪恶的女巫诅咒公主将遭殃一百年。(fig.) Noise is the curse of modern city life (=It makes it extremely unpleasant).噪音是扰乱现代城市生活的祸害。(infml dated or humorous) If a woman has the curse, she is experiencing her monthly PERIOD (=bleeding from the womb).月经 [ACCURSED]
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