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。
脏话；骂人的话
curses — plural of curse
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
a rude or offensive word that people say when they are angry or to insult someone
超自然的损害或障碍；祸害
A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或下流话语
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
祈祷或诅咒某人遭受伤害
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
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
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.
恶咒
an evil spell
粗俗的辱骂
A vulgar epithet.
The old legend says that a curse was placed on the treasure.
古老的传说中说，宝藏被施加了诅咒。
用法提示：curse 在此处作名词，表示诅咒（超自然降祸）。
AI contextual example
He muttered a curse under his breath when he stubbed his toe.
他绊到脚趾时，低声骂了一句脏话。
用法提示：curse 作名词，指骂人的脏话。
AI contextual example
The lack of rain was a curse for the farmers.
缺雨对农民来说是一场灾祸。
用法提示：curse 在此比喻带来灾祸的事物。
AI contextual example
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。
强调长时间处于被诅咒的状态，而不是一次性的诅咒行为。
The whole family believed they were under a curse.
这家人相信自己受到了诅咒。
the curse of... 常用来指某种事物长期带来的祸害或麻烦。
Bureaucracy is the curse of modern business.
官僚作风是现代商业的祸害。
这一义项指骂人的话、脏话，常与 let out、utter 等动词搭配。
She let out a curse when she dropped the heavy box on her foot.
重箱子砸到脚上时，她骂了一句脏话。
比curse更口语化，常用于指代任何脏话，但不一定包含诅咒意味
常指冒犯性的誓言，语气比curse更正式或古雅，可指法律上的誓言
强调对神圣事物的不敬，语气较重，常用于宗教或道德语境
尤用于语法中表示填充性的咒骂词，如"damn"，较正式
特指对神或宗教的亵渎，含义较窄，不能替代所有curse的用法
grammar · medium
易错句子The witch put curse on the village.
正确表达The witch put a curse on the village.
curse 作名词是可数的，单数形式前必须有限定词；汉语名词前不用冠词，所以学习者常漏掉 a。这里泛指一次诅咒，应用不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He shouted several curse at the referee.
正确表达He shouted several curses at the referee.
curse 是可数名词，前面出现 several、many、two 这类表示复数的词时，必须用复数形式 curses，不能仍用单数 curse。
grammar · medium
易错句子They said an old woman had put a curse to their family.
正确表达They said an old woman had put a curse on their family.
表示“对某人下咒”的固定搭配是 put（或 lay）a curse on somebody，介词用 on；汉语“对……”容易误导人用 to，但 put a curse to sb 不合英语习惯。
作为名词，指祈求好运或幸福的祈祷或祝愿；与诅咒（祈求恶运）相反
指有益的事物或好处；与恶咒或诅咒带来的灾祸相反
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。
对...施咒
The witch laid a curse on the village.
女巫对村庄施了诅咒。
破除诅咒
The hero set out to break the curse.
英雄出发去破除诅咒。
脏话
She never uses curse words.
她从不说脏话。
古老的诅咒
The tomb was protected by an ancient curse.
这座坟墓受到古老诅咒的保护。
都涉及通过超自然力量施加伤害或厄运。
与curse都属于魔法或超自然的言语行为。
女巫常被认为会施诅咒。
诅咒常与迷信观念相关。
诅咒常包含亵渎性语言。
既是福也是祸
Fame can be both a blessing and a curse.
名声既可以是一种恩赐，也可以是一种诅咒。
被诅咒；受到诅咒
The village was under a curse for centuries.
这个村庄几个世纪以来一直受到诅咒。
……的祸根；……的诅咒
The curse of modern life is constant distraction.
现代生活的诅咒是持续的干扰。
钻心咒导致无法忍受的痛苦。
He uttered a curse under his breath.
他低声咒骂了一句。
黑珍珠号的诅咒是我们无法感受到任何东西。
The witch put a curse on the princess.
女巫对公主下了诅咒。
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