cure

英 [kjʊə(r)]

美 [kjʊr]

v.  治愈，治好(病人或动物); 治好(疾病); 解决，了结(问题)
n.  药; 药物; 疗法; 治疗; 疗程; (解决问题、改善糟糕情况等的)措施，对策

过去分词：cured　复数：cures　现在分词：curing　过去式：cured　第三人称单数：cures　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.5242 / COCA.4579

同义词辨析

treatcureheal【导航词义：治疗】

习惯用语

v.

kill or cure
• 要么医好要么治死；不是成功便是失败；成败在此一举
  used to say that what you are going to do will either be very successful or fail completely

n.

prevention is better than cure
• 预防优于补救；防患于未然是上策
  it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

牛津词典

verb

• 治愈，治好（病人或动物）
  to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
  1. Will you be able to cure him, Doctor?
     医生，你能把他治好吗？
• 治好（疾病）
  to make an illness go away
  1. TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured.
     肺结核虽然是一种严重的疾病，但可治愈。
• 解决，了结（问题）
  to deal with a problem successfully
  1. I finally managed to cure the rattling noise in my car.
     我最终设法解决了我汽车发出的格格响声。
• 矫正，改正（某人的不良行为）
  to stop sb from behaving in a particular way, especially a way that is bad or annoying
• （用熏、腌等方法）加工贮藏（食物或烟草）
  to treat food or tobacco with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it

noun

• 药；药物；疗法
  a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness
  1. the search for a cure for cancer
     对癌症治愈方法的研究
  2. There is no known cure but the illness can be treated.
     这种病尚没有确切的治愈方法，但可以医治。
• 治疗；疗程
  the act of curing sb of an illness or the process of being cured
  1. Doctors cannot effect a cure if the disease has spread too far.
     假如这种疾病已扩散得厉害，医生也无法妙手回春。
  2. The cure took six weeks.
     此疗程花了六个星期。
• （解决问题、改善糟糕情况等的）措施，对策
  something that will solve a problem, improve a bad situation, etc.
  1. a cure for poverty
     解决贫穷问题的措施

柯林斯词典

• VERB 治愈，治好(疾病或创伤)
  If doctors or medical treatmentscurean illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
  1. An operation finally cured his shin injury...
     手术最终治好了他胫部的伤。
  2. Her cancer can only be controlled, not cured.
     她的癌症只能控制，无法治愈。
• VERB 治好，治愈(病人);使恢复健康
  If doctors or medical treatmentscurea person, they make the person well again after an illness or injury.
  1. MDT is an effective treatment and could cure all the leprosy sufferers worldwide...
     联合化疗是一种有望治愈全世界所有麻风病患者的有效治疗方法。
  2. Almost overnight I was cured...
     几乎是一夜间我就被治好了。
  3. Now doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.
     现在医生们确信已经治好了他的病。
• N-COUNT 药;药物;疗法
  Acure foran illness is a medicine or other treatment that cures the illness.
  1. There is still no cure for a cold...
     尚没有治疗感冒的特效药。
  2. Atkinson has been told rest is the only cure for his ankle injury.
     阿特金森被告知休息是唯一能治好他脚踝伤的办法。
• VERB 消除，解决(问题)
  If someone or somethingcuresa problem, they bring it to an end.
  1. Private firms are willing to make large scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles...
     私有企业愿意投巨资帮助俄罗斯渡过经济难关。
  2. We need to cure our environmental problems.
     我们需要解决环境问题。
• N-COUNT 解决方法;措施;对策
  Acure fora problem is something that will bring it to an end.
  1. Punishment can never be an effective cure for acute social problems...
     惩罚绝不是解决严重社会问题的有效办法。
  2. The magic cure for inflation does not exist.
     抑制通货膨胀没有什么灵丹妙药。
• VERB 矫正，使放弃(习惯或态度)
  If an action or eventcuressomeoneofa habit or an attitude, it makes them stop having it.
  1. The experience was a detestable ordeal, and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again...
     那次经历是一次令人厌恶的煎熬，使得他放弃了任何再当导演的想法。
  2. He went to a clinic to cure his drinking and overeating.
     他去诊所戒酒并控制饮食。
• VERB (用干燥、熏、腌等方法)加工贮藏
  When food, tobacco, or animal skinis cured, it is dried, smoked, or salted so that it will last for a long time.
  1. Legs of pork were cured and smoked over the fire.
     在火上熏制猪腿。
  2. ...sliced cured ham.
     切成片的熏火腿

英英释义

noun

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  Synonym:remedycurativetherapeutic

verb

• provide a cure for, make healthy again
  1. The treatment cured the boy's acne
  2. The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to
  Synonym:bring aroundheal
• prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
  1. cure meats
  2. cure pickles
  3. cure hay
• be or become preserved
  1. the apricots cure in the sun
• make (substances) hard and improve their usability
  1. cure resin
  2. cure cement
  3. cure soap

双语例句

• It's difficult to find a permanent cure for this disease.
  这病很难除根。
• Oranges, lemons and limes were found to cure scurvy
  人们发现橙子、柠檬和酸橙能治疗坏血病。
• Punishment can never be an effective cure for acute social problems
  惩罚绝不是解决严重社会问题的有效办法。
• Now doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.
  现在医生们确信已经治好了他的病。
• The magic cure for inflation does not exist.
  抑制通货膨胀没有什么灵丹妙药。
• We need to cure our environmental problems.
  我们需要解决环境问题。
• MDT is an effective treatment and could cure all the leprosy sufferers worldwide
  联合化疗是一种有望治愈全世界所有麻风病患者的有效治疗方法。
• Private firms are willing to make large scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles
  私有企业愿意投巨资帮助俄罗斯渡过经济难关。
• An operation finally cured his shin injury
  手术最终治好了他胫部的伤。
• Thank goodness, we've found a cure for the disease.
  好了，这病有救了！