curse

柯林斯词典

1. V-I If you curse, you use very impolite or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something. 詛咒[書麪]
I cursed and hobbled to my feet. 我詛咒著，蹣跚著站起來。
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. 嬭嬭反對，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. 於是我們再次出發，詛咒著延誤，曏西走。
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. (對某人的) 詛咒
Maybe there is a curse on my family. 也許存在對我的家族的詛咒。
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. 冷漠是民主的長期禍根。