imprecate [something] on/upon [someone]
正式或文学用语，表示祈求祸害降临于某人。
The old witch imprecated a curse upon the village.
老巫婆诅咒村庄，祈求灾祸降临。
诅咒；祈求降祸
祈求降下(有害或灾难之事)。；祈求
To invoke or call down (something hurtful or calamitous) by prayer; to curse.
祈求降下(有害或灾难之事)。
To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
一般现在时
He imprecates his enemies.
他诅咒他的敌人。
一般过去时
She imprecated the storm last night.
她昨晚诅咒那场风暴。
现在完成时
They have imprecated the decision.
他们已诅咒这个决定。
常用诅咒义
The old man imprecated his enemies before he died.
老人在去世前诅咒他的敌人。
用法提示：动词，表示祈求降祸或诅咒。
She imprecated the thief who stole her purse.
她诅咒那个偷她钱包的小偷。
用法提示：动词，表示诅咒某人。
He was imprecating loudly after losing the game.
他在输掉比赛后大声咒骂。
用法提示：动词，表示咒骂或说脏话。
正式或文学用语，表示祈求祸害降临于某人。
The old witch imprecated a curse upon the village.
老巫婆诅咒村庄，祈求灾祸降临。
后接against，表示口头诅咒。
He stood in the street, imprecating against his enemies.
他站在街上，咒骂他的敌人。
直接接宾语，表达祈求或诅咒的内容。
She imprecated vengeance as she left.
她离开时诅咒着要报仇。
grammar · medium
易错句子He imprecated at his enemies.
正确表达He imprecated his enemies.
动词'imprecate'是及物动词，直接后接宾语，不需要介词'at'。中文的'诅咒'常直接接宾语，但英语中介词'at'多余。
grammar · medium
易错句子He uttered a loud imprecate.
正确表达He uttered a loud imprecation.
'Imprecate'是动词形式，其名词形式为'imprecation'。中文中'诅咒'可作动词和名词，但英语中动词不能直接用作名词。
imprecate 指诅咒、祈求降祸；而 deprecate 指反对、不赞成，常用于表示不赞同某观点或做法
imprecate 意为诅咒；implicate 意为使某人卷入或牵连某事
imprecate 是动词，意为诅咒；imprecise 是形容词，意为不精确的、模糊的
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