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单词 cure
释义
verb | noun
curecure1 /kyʊɚ/ ●●○ verb [transitive] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYcure1
Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Latin cura care
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
cure
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycure
he, she, itcures
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycured
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave cured
he, she, ithas cured
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad cured
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill cure
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have cured
Continuous Form
PresentIam curing
he, she, itis curing
you, we, theyare curing
PastI, he, she, itwas curing
you, we, theywere curing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been curing
he, she, ithas been curing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been curing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be curing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been curing
1to make an illness or an injury better, usually by medical treatment:  Penicillin or other antibiotics will cure most infections. Prostate cancer can be cured if it is caught early.2to solve a problem, or improve a bad situation:  A few small changes won’t cure the unemployment problem.cure somebody of something What finally cured you of biting your nails?3to make someone who is sick well again:  Can they cure her?4to preserve food, tobacco, etc. by drying it, hanging it in smoke, or covering it with salt:  The pork is rubbed with salt to cure it. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin cura care]WORD CHOICE: cure, heal• Use cure to talk about making a disease or an illness better:  Although doctors can treat AIDS, they cannot yet cure it.• Use heal to talk about making a cut or other injury better:  What is the fastest way to heal a sprained ankle?
verb | noun
curecure2 ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYcure2
Origin: 1300-1400 Old French curer, from Latin curare to take care of, cure, from cura; ➔ CURE1
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Many hope the new drug will prove to be a miracle cure.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation:  The easiest solution is not always the best one. We’re trying to find a solution that both sides can support.
a successful way of dealing with a problem:  Some people believe that the answer to the problem of rising crime is to build more prisons.
a way of completely getting rid of a problem, especially one that affects many people in society:  The only cure for unemployment is to make it easier for companies to invest and create new jobs.
a possible way of dealing with a problem:  A number of remedies have been suggested, but so far none has shown itself to be effective.
(also panacea formal) something that people think will solve all their problems:  At one time, nuclear energy was seen as a panacea for all our energy problems.
1a medicine or medical treatment that can cure an illness:  Prevention is far better than any cure.cure for Scientists still haven’t found a cure for the common cold. Many hope the new drug will prove to be a miracle cure.2something that solves a problem, or improves a bad situation: cure for There is no easy cure for loneliness.► see thesaurus at solution3the act of making someone well again after an illness:  Miraculous cures have been reported in Lourdes.4take a/the cure old-fashioned to go to a special hospital in order to improve your health or to make you stop drinking alcohol
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