| 单词 | cure |
| 释义 | cure (kjʊəʳ ) Word forms: cures , curing , cured 1. verb B2 If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear. An operation finally cured his shin injury. [VERB noun] Her cancer can only be controlled, not cured. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: make better, correct, heal, relieve 2. verb B2 If doctors or medical treatments cure a person, they make the person well again after an illness or injury. MDT is an effective treatment and could cure all the leprosy sufferers worldwide. [VERB noun] Almost overnight I was cured. [be VERB-ed] Now doctors believe they have cured him of the disease. [VERB noun + of] Synonyms: restore to health, restore, heal 3. countable noun B2 A cure for an illness is a medicine or other treatment that cures the illness. There is still no cure for a cold. Atkinson has been told rest is the only cure for his ankle injury. [+ for] Synonyms: remedy, treatment, medicine, healing 4. verb If someone or something cures a problem, they bring it to an end. Private firms are willing to make large-scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles. [VERB noun] We need to cure our environmental problems. [VERB noun] Synonyms: rectify, improve, fix, remedy 5. countable noun A cure for a problem is something that will bring it to an end. Punishment can never be an effective cure for acute social problems. The magic cure for inflation does not exist. [+ for] 6. verb If an action or event cures someone of a habit or an attitude, it makes them stop having it. The experience was a detestable ordeal, and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again. [VERB noun + of] He went to a clinic to cure his drinking and overeating. [VERB noun] 7. verb [usually passive] When food, tobacco, or animal skin is cured, it is dried, smoked, or salted so that it will last for a long time. Legs of pork were cured and smoked over the fire. [be VERB-ed] ...sliced cured ham. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: preserve, smoke, dry, salt Quotations: It is part of the cure to wish to be curedPhaedra The cure is worse than the diseaseThe Bondman Collocations: cold cure Cold cure: stem-cell treatments of the future maybe developed from the frozen offcuts of cosmetic surgery. Times, Sunday Times We accept this entirely in the word of music; and yet when we turn to sport, we spit on someone who tested positive for an inappropriate cold cure. Times, Sunday Times A common component in over-the-counter cold cures and some energy drinks, it was removed in 2004. Times, Sunday Times Cold cures - what really works ? Times,Sunday Times We have been trying to cure a condition that we could not yet even reliably spot. Times, Sunday Times These, together with talking therapies, cannot cure the condition, but they can help level out the mood swings and make life much more manageable. The Sun There can be no claims that a product might cure a condition, but some undeniably bring comfort. Times, Sunday Times It's toxic, it's not scientifically proven and it's not going to heal or cure any condition or disease. Times,Sunday Times He was desperate for a double transplant of a kidney and pancreas to cure his condition. The Sun The special advocates (as they themselves emphasise) cannot cure this defect: they cannot obtain instructions from the claimant on possible answers to the secret material. Times, Sunday Times It was one that no reasonable seller, already in breach of contract, could refuse as a condition of being given the opportunity to cure the defect and preserve the contract. Times, Sunday Times It found that, where the constitutional invalidity resulted from an omission in the legislation, it was not possible to cure the defect by way of notional severance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At first there was a decided echo with wind instruments, but the introduction of a velarium below the true roof cured the defect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Funnily enough, this did not cure the headaches and double vision. Times, Sunday Times It always cures any headache. Times, Sunday Times She also had these healing hands: ever since she was three, she could cure my headaches. Times, Sunday Times The parasites cure the patient of any diseases and restores it to factory condition, but at the price of infecting the patient with the parasite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You have to cure the patient. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His healing powers were legendary: he cured a patient's curved spine, armed only with a mulberry branch, and could tackle untreatable aliments. Times, Sunday Times His reputation was one of being able to accurately diagnose, treat and cure his patients. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He cures his patients without accepting any money in return, making him homeless. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the report then calls on 'the private sector' to cure that ill. Times, Sunday Times A small state and low taxes will not cure the ills that are daily increasing public alarm. Times, Sunday Times In reaction to those who proclaim the market can cure all ills, we resist efforts to use market principles to tackle pressing problems. Times, Sunday Times Better record keeping will not cure the ills of the health-care delivery system and clearly has the potential to make it worse. Globe and Mail Patients were asked to send one dollar and a lock of hair, which would enable him to cure their ills. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to cure any illness, repentance was a crucial factor in ensuring that the loss of qi could be staunched. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whenever any medicine was prepared in the kettle, it could cure any illness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In truth, they did not receive the proper treatment needed to cure their illness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Medicines are used against illness and therefore, here we are using medicinal herbs to cure the illness of existence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He sets off on a journey with residents of this world to cure his illness and get home. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the late 19th century doctors claimed that an onion in the ear would cure an infection. Times, Sunday Times Antibiotics are given for at least four to six weeks, which may be enough to completely cure the infection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Daily cleansing with soap and water and application of benzoyl peroxide (wash or gel formulations) cures the infection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The volunteers were then treated with antibiotics to cure the infections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I love these in salads, with fish, with cured meats on toast, with tomatoes or mixed with olives. Times, Sunday Times They even served it smoked alongside tomatoes, cured meats, squid, octopus, anchovies and fried courgettes. The Sun Other risk factors include a diet high in red meat and cured meats such as bacon, ham and hotdogs. The Sun Even massproduced pies, with pinkly cured meat and artificially inseminated jelly, are quite good. Times, Sunday Times This consists of cured meats and pickles served with delicious oozing melted cheese. The Sun A 50 per cent cure rate looked good to me. Times, Sunday Times This results in fewer side-effects, shorter overall treatment times (some reduced from five weeks to three days) and allows an increased radiation dose, leading to an enhanced cure rate. Times, Sunday Times They believe that for suitable patients, this treatment option offers the best quality of life outcomes, with a cure rate to match the best achieved by surgery. Times, Sunday Times A show with a 100 per cent cure rate. The Sun In classic varnish the cure rate depends on the type of oil used and, to some extent, on the ratio of oil to resin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A number of these substances were used not to cure sickness, but instead for pain relief. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Magical practices such as the use of amulets and more to cure sickness and other problems are still found. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its objectives are to advance, promote and maintain health and healthcare of all descriptions and to prevent, relieve and cure sickness and ill health of every kind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two ops did not cure the problem, known as superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome. The Sun (2018) A bone marrow transplant cured the problem, but complications followed with his heart, which meant more surgery. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Optional extras include diced shallot, bacon or cured ham. Times, Sunday Times Feast on starters such as warm salad of local wood pigeon, cured ham, damsons and cobnuts. The Sun Their pea-like flavour, though, goes brilliantly with intensely flavoured cured ham and smoky bacon. Times, Sunday Times Leeks love ham, particularly the intense flavour of cured ham. Times, Sunday Times What disease did cured ham have? The Sun The illness was so rare no medical companies were concerned enough to develop a cure. The Sun (2010) The scientists hope to develop a baldness cure without side-effects. Times,Sunday Times (2020) But what if a cure were developed for something just as deadly as the virus: sugar? Times,Sunday Times (2020) But they are desperate to discover a cure and thus spend a lot of their precious money trying alternative therapies. Times, Sunday Times They meet a scientist who has been trying to discover a cure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He wonders though about a society that can build atom rockets and yet has still to discover a cure for rheumatic disorders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite more than 20 years of research, scientists are no closer to discovering a cure for it. Times, Sunday Times But he was unable to determine its cause or discover a cure; in spite of contracting the disease himself and making some advances in its treatment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The only effective cure at present involves a bone marrow transplant from a donor with matching tissue. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The race is on to find a vaccine and an effective cure for ebola. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The quickest and most effective cure to bad habits can be found in getting video feedback. Christianity Today (2000) Yet none of that will matter unless they can find a cure to their age-old problem of choking. The Sun (2008) Support will be essential because the prospect of finding a cure soon looks bleak. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We are still years away from saying that we have found a cure for cancer. The Sun (2014) How about trying to find a cure for cancer? The Sun (2013) A man who has suffered with almost incessant hiccups for five months has appealed for help to find a cure. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The symptoms feel okay, but it's not fully cured yet. The Sun (2010) 'The oncologist gave DD a fifty-fifty chance of being fully cured. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Five months later, she looked like a normal healthy sevenyear-old, even though she can't be fully cured. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There's no instant cure for this little lot. The Sun A lullaby rendered in her mellifluous voice was an instant cure for insomnia. ST They begin to see forgiveness as a process rather than an instant cure. Christianity Today They go to the doctor wanting an instant cure. Times, Sunday Times There was no magic cure and no one else could do it for me. Times, Sunday Times (2006) There is no magic cure and rehab itself gives no guarantees. The Sun (2007) There is always that incentive to think there is a magic cure somewhere lurking in the counties. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It wasn't a magical cure, but it helped me feel better about myself. The Sun Yet the authorities press on regardless, seeking a magical cure for an ailing political class that hopes to reconnect with people around 'ishoos' of personal health. Times, Sunday Times It doesn't offer pat answers or magical cures. Christianity Today They show the intermixing of scientific and magical medicinespecifically when a scorpion charmer, who specializes in the magical cure of scorpion bites, sends a letter seeking medical ingredients. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The former was considered inherently evil, while the latter might include the working of magical cures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Among these signs are recurrent symbolic dreams interpreted by a curer or a miraculous cure from a disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Immunologists took credit for a few miraculous cures that they couldn't explain, then shrugged off low response rates and fuzzy science as inevitable steps on the road to progress. Times, Sunday Times Healing shrines were established and different saints came to be invoked for every body part in the hope of miraculous cures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1829, the votives were offered to delivering the faithful, while in 1877, a votive was issued for miraculous cures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many miraculous cures were attributed to her intercession. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to legend, his footfall revealed a springand its waters miraculously cured the blind captain of his ship. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They are drawn back by a devout mother's desperate hope that prayer, fasting and an Easter Sunday pilgrimage to a local shrine might miraculously cure their younger son's mutism. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Thus even if I was miraculously cured, I would need to continue on maintenance chemotherapy for the rest of my life, along with cancer tests every three to six months. Christianity Today (2000) With no known cure and limited treatment options, it's easy to feel completely overwhelmed. The Sun You get used to tinnitus - you have to, because so far there's no known cure - but it doesn't half disrupt your life. Times, Sunday Times At the time, a devastating skin condition called lupus vulgaris caused terrible disfigurement with no known cure. Times, Sunday Times The disease, which slows down movement, has no known cure. The Sun More than 100 health workers have been infected by the viral disease, which has no known cure. Times, Sunday Times The only cure can be found in the 'strategic partnership'. Times, Sunday Times It needs international cooperation and a realisation that the only cure lies at the end of a rope. The Sun Docs said the only cure for her pain was to remove her womb. The Sun The only cure for such a compound fracture was amputation. Times, Sunday Times Antifungal nail lacquers have to be used for at least six to nine months and only cure about one in three cases. Times, Sunday Times After three or four years, the body may have adjusted and there could be a more 'permanent cure' to the allergy, he said. Times, Sunday Times Doctors say it could provide a permanent cure if administered over a long period. The Sun The permanent cure, he suspected, was not only marriage but parenthood. Times, Sunday Times These actions would bring a permanent cure to his disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No permanent cure has been found for this condition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ecstasy was developed in 1912 as a possible cure for abnormal bleeding. Times, Sunday Times The only possible cure was surgery. The Sun If delivered in full, the funding could support the development of a possible cure through to the end of a phase one clinical trial. Times, Sunday Times Harman became fascinated with the phenomenon of aging, its cause and possible cure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A wise person understood the only possible cure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unless we accept the grim diagnosis, we will not seek a cure. Christianity Today While scientists seek a cure for greyer's remorse, outstanding lighting and accent colour can alleviate the symptoms. Times, Sunday Times She instructed him to seek a cure. Times, Sunday Times Released from service, he travels into the woods to seek a cure, and comes upon a witch's house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They rose because we aimed as high as possible: we sought a cure. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 治愈, 治愈 Japanese: 治療, 治す |
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