curry sth
curry 是及物动词；宾语为食物时指用咖喱粉烹饪或调味，宾语为马时指用马梳梳理马毛。
She curried the chicken with a mild curry powder.
她用一种温和的咖喱粉给鸡肉调了味。
用咖喱粉烹制；加咖喱调味
curries — third person singular of curry
讨好；拍马屁；用马梳梳理（马毛）；刷马；对（鞣制后的）皮革进行整理加工；抽打；痛打；对（函数）进行柯里化
To cook or season (food) with curry powder.
用咖喱粉烹饪或调味
To cook or season with curry powder.
梳理马毛,用马梳刷马
To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
To perform currying upon.
鞣制后对皮革进行拍打、摩擦、刮削和着色处理
To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
殴打,鞭打
To beat, thrash; to drub.
To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.
一般现在时
She curries chicken for dinner.
她晚餐烹制咖喱鸡。
一般过去时
He curried his horse every morning.
他每天早上给马梳毛。
现在进行时
They are currying favor with the new manager.
他们正在讨好新经理。
curry 作动词可指用咖喱烹饪或调味，也指梳马，还常用于 curry favor（讨好）这个搭配。
I usually curry chicken with coconut milk for Sunday dinner.
我通常在周日晚餐时用椰奶烹制咖喱鸡。
用法提示：curry 是及物动词，带宾语 chicken，表示“用咖喱粉烹制”。
She curried the lamb and served it over rice.
她用咖喱粉烹制了羊肉，然后把它浇在米饭上。
用法提示：curried 是 curry 的过去式，带宾语 lamb，表示“给……加咖喱烹制”。
If you curry the vegetables too early, they may lose their fresh taste.
如果你过早给蔬菜加咖喱调味，它们可能会失去新鲜口感。
用法提示：curry 用于条件句，带宾语 vegetables，表示“给……加咖喱调味”。
curry 是及物动词；宾语为食物时指用咖喱粉烹饪或调味，宾语为马时指用马梳梳理马毛。
She curried the chicken with a mild curry powder.
她用一种温和的咖喱粉给鸡肉调了味。
curry favour 是固定搭配，不是“用咖喱”；美式拼写为 curry favor。
He tried to curry favour with his manager by volunteering for extra tasks.
他通过主动承担额外任务来讨好经理。
常用词，指用赞美或好话讨好，目的可强可弱；不一定带贬义。
非正式（口语），强调为达到实际目的而大量奉承，带贬义。
较正式，通常说 ingratiate oneself with sb.，强调通过刻意努力使人喜欢或接受自己。
较正式，贬义，常指对上级或有权势者卑躬屈膝。
口语/俚语，常跟 to sb. 搭配，指为了好处而讨好，略带贬义。
grammar · medium
易错句子I curry at that restaurant every Sunday.
正确表达I eat curry at that restaurant every Sunday.
curry 作动词时表示“用咖喱粉烹饪”或“用马梳梳理”，没有“吃咖喱”的意思；“吃咖喱”要用 eat curry。把名词 curry 直接当动词用是受汉语影响。
grammar · medium
易错句子He always curries favor of the manager.
正确表达He always curries favor with the manager.
习语 curry favour with somebody 意为“讨好某人”，介词固定搭配是 with，不能用 of。
grammar · medium
易错句子He curried the dog every morning.
正确表达He groomed the dog every morning.
curry 作“梳理”讲时特指用马梳梳理马（curry a horse），不用于梳理狗毛；泛指给动物梳毛应用 groom。
针对“curry favor 讨好、拍马屁”义；指使人疏远或失去好感，与讨好求宠相对。
针对“curry favor 讨好”义；指激起敌意，与讨好的态度相反。
针对“curry favor 讨好”义；指使人不快、得罪人，与博取欢心相对。
carry与curry拼写相近，读音也容易混淆（/ˈkæri/ vs /ˈkʌri/），但carry表示携带/搬运，curry作动词表示用咖喱粉烹制或调味，两者含义完全不同。
season泛指加盐、胡椒等调料使食物有味道；curry特指用咖喱粉烹制或调味。若说curry the chicken with salt，语义不当，因为curry已限定为咖喱。
hurry与curry仅首字母不同，发音也接近，容易拼错。hurry up是催促别人快点，与curry的烹饪、梳马等含义无关。
讨好，巴结
He always tries to curry favor with influential people.
他总是试图讨好有影响力的人。
咖喱鸡
I like curried chicken with rice.
我喜欢咖喱鸡配米饭。
给马刷毛
She curried her horse after the ride.
她骑马后给马梳理了毛发。
咖喱粉由多种香料混合而成，二者常在同一烹饪语境中出现。
curry 作动词时常用 curry powder 来调味，powder 是其高频搭配词。
咖喱常与炖煮肉类或蔬菜的做法相关，stew 是典型搭配的烹饪方式。
咖喱烹饪后常形成浓稠酱汁，sauce 属于同一语义场。
curry 作动词时，其结果常是一道咖喱菜肴，dish 是该场景的核心词。
讨好，巴结
She tried to curry favor with the manager by offering to work overtime.
她试图通过主动加班来讨好经理。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.