cure
UK [kjʊər] US [kjʊr] verb transitive
MAKE WELL 使好转
IMPROVER
■to make someone with an illness healthy again 治愈，治好•At one time the doctors couldn't cure TB/cure people of TB.曾经有一段时期，医生无法治愈肺结核／肺结核病人。 ■to solve a problem 解决（问题）•Finance Ministers meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation.财政部长们本周将举行会晤讨论如何解决通货膨胀问题。
UK [kjʊər] US [kjʊr] verb transitive
PRESERVE 保存
■to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke or salt, etc. in order to stop it decaying （用烟熏或盐腌等方法）保存（食物、烟草等）•cured meats腌肉
UK [kjʊər] US [kjʊr] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs cure sb of sth
■to stop someone doing or wanting something bad 消除（某人）的…；改掉（某人）的…•I ate so much of it one day I was sick and that cured me of my addiction.有一天我吃得太多得了病，这使我戒除了吃这种东西的嗜好。
UK [kjʊər] US [kjʊr] noun countable
■something that makes someone with an illness healthy again 药物；治疗方法•There's still no cure for cancer.还没有能治愈癌症的方法。 •There is no known cure for this disease (= a cure has not yet been found).这种病还找不到一种有效的治疗方法。 ■a solution to a problem 解决方法；对策•The best cure for boredom is hard work!消除无聊最有效的方法是努力工作！ |