curse /kɜːs/ CET4 TEM4 ( cursing, cursed, curses )

• 1. 

  V-I If you curse, you use very impolite or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something. 诅咒 [书面]

  例：

  I cursed and hobbled to my feet.

  我诅咒着，蹒跚着站起来。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Curse is also a noun. 诅咒

  例：

  He shot her an angry look and a curse.

  他投给她愤怒的一瞥和一句诅咒。

• 3. 

  V-T If you curse someone, you say insulting things to them because you are angry with them. 咒骂 (某人)

  例：

  Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside.

  奶奶反对，但他咒骂她，还粗暴地把她推到一边。

• 4. 

  V-T If you curse something, you complain angrily about it, especially using very impolite language. 诅咒 (某事)

  例：

  So we set off again, cursing the delay, toward the west.

  于是我们再次出发，诅咒着延误，向西走。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT 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. (对某人的) 诅咒

  例：

  Maybe there is a curse on my family.

  也许存在对我的家族的诅咒。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to something that causes a great deal of trouble or harm as a curse. 祸根

  例：

  Apathy is the long-standing curse of democracy.

  冷漠是民主的长期祸根。