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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
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诅咒；祈求降祸
To invoke or call down (something hurtful or calamitous) by prayer; to curse.
The old witch imprecated a curse upon the village.
老巫婆诅咒村庄，祈求灾祸降临。
祈求降下(有害或灾难之事)。
To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
imprecate
Base
原形
imprecates
3rd person
第三人称单数
imprecating
-ing
现在分词
imprecated
Past
过去式
imprecated
Past participle
过去分词
He imprecates his enemies.
他诅咒他的敌人。
She imprecated the storm last night.
她昨晚诅咒那场风暴。
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。
She imprecated the thief who stole her purse.
她诅咒那个偷她钱包的小偷。
He was imprecating loudly after losing the game.
他在输掉比赛后大声咒骂。
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。
Not this
He imprecated at his enemies.
Use this
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。
Not this
He uttered a loud imprecate.
Use this
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。
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及物动词，常用介词upon搭配，表示诅咒或祈求降祸。
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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