curse

英 [kɜːs] 美 [kɜːrs]

n.  咒骂语; 骂人话; 咒; 咒语; 祸根; 祸端; 祸水
v.  诅咒; 咒骂; 在心里诅咒; 念咒语诅咒

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

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 咒骂语;骂人话
    a rude or offensive word or phrase that some people use when they are very angry
    1. 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
    1. 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
    1. 祸根;祸端;祸水
      something that causes harm or evil

      verb

      1. 诅咒
        to swear
        1. 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
        1. She cursed her bad luck.
          她骂自己运气不好。
        2. 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
        1. 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。

      柯林斯词典

      1. VERB 诅咒;咒骂
        If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
        1. I cursed and hobbled to my feet.
          我咒骂着一瘸一拐地站起来。
        2. Curse is also a noun.
        3. He shot her an angry look and a curse.
          他生气地看了她一眼,骂了一句。
      2. VERB 咒骂;诅咒;辱骂
        If you curse someone, you say insulting things to them because you are angry with them.
        1. 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。
        2. He cursed himself for having been so careless.
          他骂自己怎么那么不小心。
      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.
        1. 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。
        2. She silently cursed her own stupidity.
          她在心里默默地骂自己愚蠢。
      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.
        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。
      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 .
        1. 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。
        2. Summer colds are a terrible curse.
          夏季感冒是极其糟糕的事。

      双语例句

      1. 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。
      2. I cursed and hobbled to my feet.
        我咒骂着一瘸一拐地站起来。
      3. 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。
      4. He cursed himself for having been so careless.
        他骂自己怎么那么不小心。
      5. 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。
      6. She silently cursed her own stupidity.
        她在心里默默地骂自己愚蠢。
      7. Maybe there is a curse on my family
        可能我的家族受到了诅咒。
      8. He's been the object of a voodoo curse.
        他受到伏都教的诅咒。
      9. 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。
      10. Summer colds are a terrible curse.
        夏季感冒是极其糟糕的事。
      11. 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。
      12. What a curse those bollworms are!
        这些棉铃虫真可恶!
      13. His wealth proved a curse to him.
        他的财富成了祸根。
      14. The wolves can he a curse to the village.
        狼给这个村庄带来了祸害。
      15. 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。
      16. A merry laugh or an angry curse, can all make good writing.
        嬉笑怒骂,皆成文章。
      17. The witch put a curse on her.
        女巫念咒诅咒她。
      18. Results to us and the Blue Moon on the one hand, a curse roundly!
        结果给我们和蓝月一方面一顿臭骂!
      19. The witch put a curse on him.
        这巫婆对他下了咒。
      20. I curse the day you were born.
        我诅咒你出生的日子。
      21. But my father has been a curse roundly, I have to cry.
        爸爸却把我臭骂了一顿,我便哭了起来。
      22. I know. It's a curse.
        我知,这是对我的诅咒-什么?
      23. It is a curse to you if you do so.
        这是一个诅咒你,如果你这样做。
      24. I really had to curse at people!
        我真的要骂人了!
      25. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or curse.
        我们可以选择哭或是笑、祝福或是诅咒。
      26. I call this the taxpayers 'curse.
        我将这称为纳税人的诅咒。
      27. His curse made her blush.
        他的咒骂使她脸红了。
      28. Maybe it's some curse, but the dolls talk to me.
        大概有什么咒语,洋娃娃和我说话了。
      29. I curse the day I set eyes on you.
        我诅咒我看到你的那一天。
      30. You've broken the curse, my friend!
        你已经打破了诅咒,我的朋友!

      短语用例

      be cursed with sth

      1. 不断因…而遭殃;为…所苦;受…之害
        to continuously suffer from or be affected by sth bad
        1. He muttered a curse at the other driver.
          他低声咒骂另一位开车的人。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
        1. expletives were deleted

        Synonym:    curse wordexpletiveoathswearingswearwordcuss

      2. an evil spell
        1. a witch put a curse on his whole family
        2. he put the whammy on me

        Synonym:    hexjinxwhammy

      3. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

          Synonym:    execrationcondemnation

        1. a severe affliction

            Synonym:    torment

          1. something causing misery or death
            1. the bane of my life

            Synonym:    banescourgenemesis

          verb

          1. utter obscenities or profanities
            1. The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street

            Synonym:    cussblasphemeswearimprecate

          2. wish harm upon
            1. The bad witch cursed the child

            Synonym:    beshrewdamnbedamnanathemizeanathemiseimprecatemaledict

          3. heap obscenities upon
            1. 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
            1. The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner

            Synonym:    excommunicateunchurch