curse

1. V-I If you curse, you use very impolite or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something. 詛咒[書(shū)面]

I cursed and hobbled to my feet. 我詛咒著，蹣跚著站起來(lái)。

2. N-COUNT Curse is also a noun. 詛咒

He shot her an angry look and a curse. 他投給她憤怒的一瞥和一句詛咒。

3. V-T If you curse someone, you say insulting things to them because you are angry with them. 咒罵 (某人)

Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside. 奶奶反對(duì)，但他咒罵她，還粗暴地把她推到一邊。

4. V-T If you curse something, you complain angrily about it, especially using very impolite language. 詛咒 (某事)

So we set off again, cursing the delay, toward the west. 于是我們?cè)俅纬霭l(fā)，詛咒著延誤，向西走。

5. N-COUNT If you say that there is a curse on someone, you mean that there seems to be a supernatural power causing unpleasant things to happen to them. (對(duì)某人的) 詛咒

Maybe there is a curse on my family. 也許存在對(duì)我的家族的詛咒。

6. N-COUNT You can refer to something that causes a great deal of trouble or harm as a curse. 禍根

Apathy is the long-standing curse of democracy. 冷漠是民主的長(zhǎng)期禍根。