curse
verb uk/kɜːs/ us/kɝːs/
(SPEAK ANGRILY)
[ I or T ]诅咒，咒骂;骂人
to use a word or an expression that is not polite and shows that you are very angry
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。
She was cursing her brother for losing her keys. 她在骂弟弟，因为他弄丢了她的钥匙。
(PERFORM MAGIC)
[ T ]说咒语，施魔咒
to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone
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。
curse
noun uk/kɜːs/ us/kɝːs/
(MAGIC)
[ C ]咒语，诅咒，魔咒
magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone
In the story, a wicked witch puts a curse on the princess for a hundred 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。
(TROUBLE)
[ C ]祸根，祸因；祸害
a cause of trouble and unhappiness
Noise is the curse of modern city life. 噪音是困扰现代城市生活的因素。
the curse[ S ] old-fashioned or humorous 月经，例假
a woman's period (= flow of blood each month)
(ANGRY WORD)
[ C ]骂人的话
a rude word or phrase