cuss someone out
collocation大骂某人，痛骂某人
She was so angry she cussed me out in front of everyone.
她气得当着大家的面把我大骂了一顿。
说脏话或亵渎语；诅咒；咒骂
说脏话或亵渎语
utter obscenities or profanities
一般现在时
He cusses a lot.
他经常咒骂。
一般过去时
She cussed under her breath.
她低声咒骂。
现在进行时
They are cussing at the driver.
他们正在咒骂司机。
He started to cuss loudly when he hit his thumb with a hammer.
他用锤子砸到大拇指时开始大声咒骂。
用法提示：cuss 作动词，表示“咒骂”，后接副词 loudly。
The old man was cussing under his breath as he tried to fix the broken pipe.
那位老人在修理破裂的水管时低声咒骂。
用法提示：cussing 是 cuss 的现在分词形式，表示“咒骂”的动作正在发生。
My grandmother never cusses, no matter how frustrated she gets.
我祖母从不咒骂，不管她有多么沮丧。
用法提示：cusses 是 cuss 的第三人称单数形式，表示“咒骂”的习惯行为。
与 cuss 最接近的常用词；语气较中性和普遍，正式度略高于 cuss。
比 swear 更强调恶毒、希望对方倒霉的意味；也有‘诅咒’的含义。
较正式、委婉的表达方式，常用于书面语或需要避免直说 swear 的场合。
特指对神明或宗教事物的亵渎，不能通用于一般说脏话的语境。
cuss 的词义是“说脏话/亵渎（相当于 curse）”；bless 仅在“诅咒/祝福”的传统对比中是反义词。若指“说话有礼貌”，通常不用 bless，而用 speak politely 等表达。
大骂某人，痛骂某人
She was so angry she cussed me out in front of everyone.
她气得当着大家的面把我大骂了一顿。
对某人骂脏话
He started cussing at the driver who cut him off.
他开始对那个突然加塞的司机骂脏话。
像水手一样满嘴脏话
My uncle cusses like a sailor whenever he watches football.
我叔叔一看足球就满嘴脏话。
低声骂脏话，小声咒骂
He cussed under his breath as he searched for his keys.
他一边找钥匙，一边低声骂脏话。
说脏话常由愤怒情绪引发。
挫折感也是爆粗口的常见诱因。
脏话多涉及社会禁忌话题。
指具体说出的下流话语。
骂人常带有侮辱他人的用意。
破口大骂，咒骂某人
She cussed him out for being late.
她因为他迟到而破口大骂。
满嘴脏话，像水手一样骂骂咧咧
He cusses like a sailor whenever he watches football.
他一看足球就满嘴脏话。
骂个不停，连珠炮似的说脏话
Grandpa cussed a blue streak after dropping the hammer.
爷爷把锤子掉在地上后，连珠炮似的骂个不停。
你骂人，你就输了。
In the animated movie Zootopia, the fox Nick says, 'You cuss, you lose.'
在动画电影《疯狂动物城》中，狐狸尼克说：‘你骂人，你就输了。’
我从不因为一个人不知道没人教过他的东西而骂他。
Mark Twain reportedly said, 'I never cuss a man for not knowing what he wasn't taught.'
据说马克·吐温说过：‘我从不因为一个人不知道没人教过他的东西而骂他。’
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