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curse

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curse1 /kɜːs $ kɜːrs/ ●○○ verb  
1  [intransitiveI]SWEAR to swear 咒骂
 Gilbert was cursing under his breath.
吉尔伯特在低声咒骂。
2  [transitiveT]COMPLAIN to say or think bad things about someone or something because they have made you angry 〔嘴上或心里〕臭骂
 He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after she’d left.
他骂自己运气不好，到达的时候她刚好离开。
curse somebody/something for (doing) something
 Elsa cursed herself for believing his lies.
埃尔莎骂自己相信了他的谎言。
3. [transitiveT]ROMMAGIC to ask God or a magical power to harm someone 诅咒
4.curse somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE informal to swear at someone who has made you angry 大骂〔惹自己生气的人〕
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curse out• As she struggled and cursed he called out and she tried to run to him.• Mandeville's curses rang out interspersed by the awful, mournful sounds of the dead man's brother.• Mandeville just cursed and lashed out, sending a stool flying.• It is quite another to stand there and curse your mother out when she has denied a request.
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curse• He also treated the little gray man poorly and was likewise cursed.• She curses Alan, and she waits.• A drunk started cursing and spitting.• Then Hank came out and drove off, and he cursed him quietly.• Johnny Boyle pushed his way through the crowd gathering about Gallagher, cursing himself for not having arrived sooner.• Auguste found himself caught up in the general excitement and cursed his heavy waterlogged costume.• I sat in my car, cursing the heavy traffic.• People in many cultures believe witch doctors have the power to bless or curse their lives.• No song lasted more than three minutes, and after each the carrot-haired kid cursed us to death.• She hated the thought that he must become a separate, uncomfortable metabolism cursed with effort and choice.• He is cursed with this evaluative frame of mind.
curse somebody/something for (doing) something• Silently she cursed herself for being such a damned fool.• I cursed myself for lack of balance.• Johnny Boyle pushed his way through the crowd gathering about Gallagher, cursing himself for not having arrived sooner.• I cursed myself for not having the ship preset for start up.• Some people back there would be cursing us for raising so much dust.• If the adventurers refuse to help, the Ghost will curse them for their callousness and attack.
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curse2 ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  SWEARa swear word or words that you say because you are very angry 骂人话，咒骂语
 He muttered a curse under his breath.
他低声骂了一句。
2  ROMMAGICa word or sentence used to ask God or a magical power to do something bad to someone or something 诅咒，咒语
 He believed that someone had put a curse on the house.
他相信有人对这房子下了诅咒。
3  PROBLEMsomething that causes trouble, harm etc 祸因，祸根
curse of
 Noise is one of the curses of modern-day life.
噪声是现代生活的一大祸害。
4. the curse HBH old-fashioned a menstrual period 月经，经期
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curse• Being a war hero has turned out to be both a blessing and a curse.• Interesting times have been the proverbial blessing and a curse for Sassoon.• He had a curse when it came to machinery.• The lucky boy accomplished the feat, and caught the evil, greedy king in a curse at the same time.• The challenge of the car, which has blessed humanity so much, is to stop that blessing turning into a curse.• And at every blow there was a moan or a curse as it went home.• Mr. Bowis Does my hon. Friend agree that a curse of modern urban living is musical mega-decibels in the night?• They tell of phone numbers one can call for horoscopes, fortunes, curses, cures.• Connors started shouting curses at the umpire who called the ball out.• History suggests the curse of kingship is the need to be wary of your own counsellors.
put ... curse on• If you complained, he'd put a curse on you.• He sometimes wondered if Eleanor had put a curse on him.• They've put a curse on me now, for betraying Nerina.• The witch put a curse on the baby princess.
Origin curse2
Old English curs
curse1 verbcurse2 noun
Chinese
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