Word · Frequency #5242
cures
药；疗法
cures is the plural of cure.
A medicine or treatment that restores health; a remedy.
- 1.
A method, device or medication that restores good health.
恢复健康的方法、设备或药物。
- 2.
An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
治疗行为或被治愈的状态；病后恢复健康,或伤后恢复健全。
- 3.
A solution to a problem.
问题的解决办法。
- 4.
A process of preservation, as by smoking.
保存过程,如烟熏。
- 5.
Cured fish.
熏制鱼。
- 6.
A process of solidification or gelling.
凝固或胶凝过程。
- 7.
A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure or weathering.
材料通过接触化学物质、热、压力或风化而形成永久分子链接的过程。
- 8.
Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.
精神职责；灵魂的关怀；教区牧师或助理牧师的职务。
- 9.
That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate.
委托给教区牧师或助理牧师的职责。
治愈；痊愈；解决办法；对策；腌制；熏制；腌鱼；熏鱼；固化；硬化
In use
Scientists are working on a cure for the common cold.
The doctor believes that rest is the best cure for exhaustion.
Many people hope for a cure to eliminate the virus completely.
a cure for sth
There is no known cure for this disease.
这种疾病没有已知的治疗方法。
the cure for sth
定冠词特指某种特定的疗法。
The cure for the disease was discovered in 1990.
这种疾病的治疗方法是在1990年发现的。
Common mistakes
I need cure for my cold.I need a cure for my cold.
中文表达'需要治疗'常省略冠词，但英语中可数名词cure前需加不定冠词a表示'一种治疗方法'。
Connections
Collocations
- find a cure
- 找到治疗方法
- Scientists are working hard to find a cure for the disease.科学家们正在努力找到这种疾病的治疗方法。
- cure for
- ……的治疗方法
- There is still no cure for the common cold.普通感冒仍然没有治疗方法。
- miracle cure
- 神奇疗法
- Don't believe in miracle cures advertised online.不要相信网上宣传的神奇疗法。
- effective cure
- 有效的治疗方法
- Antibiotics can be an effective cure for bacterial infections.抗生素可以是细菌感染的有效治疗方法。
- discover a cure
- 发现治疗方法
- They hope to discover a cure for cancer soon.他们希望很快发现癌症的治疗方法。
- cure rate
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cure 音似'可愈'，意为治疗方法。
Context & Register
作为名词指治疗方法或药物，语域中性偏混合，既用于正式医学讨论也用于日常对话，常见于医疗治疗场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /-ʊər/ ending of 'cure' in their stressed syllable. 'Pure', 'lure', and 'sure' have identical pronunciation of the rime. 'Tour', 'poor', and 'moor' also match if pronounced with /ʊər/ (note that 'poor' has a variant /pɔːr/).
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.