Word · Frequency #19491
cusses
/kʌs/
verb
说脏话；骂脏话
cusses is the third person singular of cuss.
utter obscenities or profanities
- 1.
utter obscenities or profanities
说脏话或亵渎语
说脏话或亵渎语；诅咒；咒骂
In use
He started to cuss loudly when he hit his thumb with a hammer.
The old man was cussing under his breath as he tried to fix the broken pipe.
My grandmother never cusses, no matter how frustrated she gets.
Verb forms
base cuss · third person cusses · -ing cussing · past cussed · past participle cussed
Connections
Collocations
- cuss someone out
- 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。
- cuss at someone
- 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。
- cuss like a sailor
- 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。
- cuss under one's breath
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- cuss out
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：cuss 像 curse 少了 r，是口语里更短的“骂脏话”，少个 r 更随意。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、venting frustration cuss 是口语化用词，比 swear 更随意，多用于日常对话或熟人之间表达不满，正式写作中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bus、fuss、thus、plus、truss 押韵（均读 /ʌs/）；注意 puss 拼写相似但读 /pʊs/，不押韵。
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。
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