Word · Frequency #6677
curse
脏话；骂人的话
核心释义
a rude or offensive word that people say when they are angry or to insult someone
- 1.
超自然的损害或障碍；祸害
A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
- 2.
表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或下流话语
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- 3.
祈祷或诅咒某人遭受伤害
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
- 4.
祈求超自然力量降祸于人
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- 5.
造成巨大伤害、邪恶或不幸的原因；带来邪恶或严重痛苦的事物；折磨
The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.
- 6.
恶咒
an evil spell
- 7.
粗俗的辱骂
A vulgar epithet.
恶咒；诅咒；祸根；祸患；超自然的损害或障碍；祸害；表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或下流话语
用法In use
The old legend says that a curse was placed on the treasure.
用法提示：curse 在此处作名词，表示诅咒（超自然降祸）。
He muttered a curse under his breath when he stubbed his toe.
用法提示：curse 作名词，指骂人的脏话。
The lack of rain was a curse for the farmers.
用法提示：curse 在此比喻带来灾祸的事物。
a witch put a curse on his whole family
a curse on sb/sth
介词 on 引出被诅咒的对象，前面常用 put、place、lay 等动词。
She put a curse on the man who had betrayed her.
她对背叛她的那个男人下了诅咒。
be under a curse
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- utter a curse
- 发出诅咒
- He uttered a curse when he stubbed his toe.他绊到脚趾时发出了一声诅咒。
- lay a curse on
- 对...施咒
- The witch laid a curse on the village.女巫对村庄施了诅咒。
- break a curse
- 破除诅咒
- The hero set out to break the curse.英雄出发去破除诅咒。
- curse word
- 脏话
- She never uses curse words.她从不说脏话。
- ancient curse
- 古老的诅咒
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音类似'克死'，想象诅咒别人'克死'。
语境与语域Context & Register
作为名词时，有两种主要用法：1）表示亵渎或下流的咒骂语，通常用于非正式场合，表达愤怒或惊讶，语气较强；2）表示祈求超自然力量降祸的诅咒，多用于文学、神话或宗教语境，语气较正式。注册（register）因具体含义而异：前者为口语、不礼貌，后者为书面、中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，表示诅咒的话语或恶咒。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'curse' (pronounced /kɝs/) include 'nurse', 'purse', 'verse', 'worse', all with the same /ɝs/ ending. However, words like 'course' (/kɔːrs/) or 'horse' (/hɔːrs/) are spelled similarly but have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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