curse
UK [kɜ:s] US [kɝ:s] verb
SPEAK ANGRILY 生气地说
intransitive or transitive
■to say a word or an expression which is not polite and shows that you are very angry 诅咒，咒骂；骂人•We could hear him cursing and swearing as he tried to get the door open.我们听到他一边努力想把门打开，一边骂骂咧咧。 •I could curse her for losing my key!她弄丢了我的锁匙，我真想咒骂她！
UK [kɜ:s] US [kɝ:s] verb
PERFORM MAGIC 施魔法
transitive
■to say magic words which are intended to bring bad luck to someone 咒语，诅咒，魔咒•Things were going so badly - it was as if I'd been cursed.事情这么不顺利——我好像被施了魔咒。
UK [kɜ:s] US [kɝ:s] noun
MAGIC 魔法
countable
■magic words which are intended to bring bad luck to someone 咒语，诅咒，魔咒•In the story, a wicked witch put a curse on the princess for 100 years.故事中，一个邪恶的女巫给公主施了一百年才能破解的咒语。
UK [kɜ:s] US [kɝ:s] noun
TROUBLE 麻烦
countable
■a cause of trouble and unhappiness 祸根，祸因；祸害•Noise is the curse of modern city life.噪音是困扰现代城市生活的因素。
UK [kɜ:s] US [kɝ:s] noun
BLOOD 血液
the curse only singular old-fashioned informal
■a woman's period (= flow of blood each month) 月经，例假
UK [kɜ:s] US [kɝ:s] noun
ANGRY WORD 骂人的话
countable
■a rude word or phrase 诅咒，咒骂，骂人的话 |