Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5242
cure
治愈；治好
to make someone healthy again or to end an illness; to stop a bad habit or problem
- 1.
To restore to health.
恢复健康。
- 2.
To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
使(疾病或其不良影响)结束。
- 3.
To cause to be rid of (a defect).
使消除(缺陷)。
- 4.
To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
准备或改变,尤指通过化学或物理处理以便保存或使用。
- 5.
To preserve (food), typically by salting.
通常通过腌制来保存(食物)。
- 6.
To bring about a cure of any kind.
实现任何形式的治愈。
- 7.
To undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.
经历化学或物理过程以便保存或使用。
- 8.
To solidify or gel.
凝固或胶化。
腌制；加工保藏；变硬；凝固；被加工保存；恢复健康。；使(疾病或其不良影响)结束。；使消除(缺陷)。
In use
The doctor cured the patient with a new medicine.
This herbal tea can cure a mild headache.
She has been curing diseases for over thirty years.
cure + disease/illness
This medicine can cure the disease.
这种药可以治愈这种疾病。
cure + person + of + disease
注意结构：cure + 某人 + of + 疾病。
The doctor cured him of his illness.
医生治好了他的病。
cure + food (meat, fish, etc.)
They cure the meat to preserve it.
他们腌制肉类以保存它。
Connections
Collocations
- cure a disease
- 治愈疾病
- This new drug can cure the disease.这种新药能治愈这种疾病。
- cure someone of a fear
- 消除某人的恐惧
- The training cured him of his fear of public speaking.这次训练消除了他对公开演讲的恐惧。
- cure meat
- 腌制肉类
- I learned to cure meat by salting and smoking it.我学会了用盐腌和烟熏的方法腌制肉类。
- cure concrete
- 养护混凝土
- The concrete must be kept damp for a week to cure properly.混凝土必须保持湿润一周才能养护到位。
Idioms & figurative uses
- kill or cure
- 孤注一掷；成败在此一举The doctor warned that the treatment was kill or cure.医生警告说，这种治疗要么彻底成功，要么彻底失败。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：对比care，多一个u(you)的用心，才能cure（治愈）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗/健康、食品加工、工业/材料 cure 作动词用时，语义会随着搭配领域变化，语体也相应不同：在医疗或日常语境中多表示“治愈；治好”，语气比较中性；在食品保藏或化工、材料等专业语境中，则多用于“腌制/加工保存”或“使凝固/硬化”等较为正式的意思。使用时建议根据具体话题选择合适的搭配，比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In American English, pure, sure, lure, endure, secure, and mature rhyme with cure /kjʊr/ because their stressed vowel and following /r/ match. Beware common lookalikes that do not rhyme: cute /kjuːt/, cube /kjuːb/, and curry /ˈkɜːri/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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