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单词 cure
释义

cure

UK /kjʊə(r)/

Word Forms

singularcure
pluralcures

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a medicine or treatment that makes someone who is ill become healthy

    Doctors say there are several possible cures for the disease.

    cure for:

    There’s no cure for diabetes but the symptoms can be managed.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for medicines
  2. 2
    a solution to a problem
    cure for:

    It’s the only possible cure for our chronic trade deficit.

    miracle cure (=an easy solution that works immediately):

    Tax cuts are not the miracle cure the Right seems to think.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of solving problems

cure

US /kjʊr/

Word Forms

singularcure
pluralcures

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a medicine or treatment that makes a sick person healthy

    Doctors say there are several possible cures for the disease.

    cure for:

    There’s no cure for diabetes but the symptoms can be managed.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for medicines
  2. 2
    a solution to a problem
    cure for:

    It’s the only possible cure for our chronic trade deficit.

    miracle cure (=an easy solution that works immediately):

    Tax cuts are not the miracle cure the Right seems to think.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of solving problems

cure

UK /kjʊə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theycure
he/she/itcures
present participlecuring
past tensecured
past participlecured

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    to stop someone from being affected by an illness

    It might be several months before she’s fully cured.

    Synonyms and related words

    The work or job of a doctor or nurse
    1. 1a
      to stop an illness from affecting someone

      Many formerly fatal diseases can now be cured.

      Synonyms and related words

      The work or job of a doctor or nurse
  2. 2
    to control or get rid of a bad habit, feeling, or attitude
    cure someone of something:

    Nothing seemed to cure him of his nervousness.

    Synonyms and related words

    To limit or control something or someone
  3. 3
    to solve a problem

    Better quality control might cure our production problems.

    Synonyms and related words

    To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
  4. 4
    to preserve meat, fish, or other foods by drying them, or by using smoke or salt
    Synonyms and related words

    Preserve food

cure

US /kjʊr/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theycure
he/she/itcures
present participlecuring
past tensecured
past participlecured

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    to stop someone from being affected by an illness

    It might be several months before she’s fully cured.

    Synonyms and related words

    The work or job of a doctor or nurse
    1. 1a
      to stop an illness from affecting someone

      Many formerly fatal diseases can now be cured.

      Synonyms and related words

      The work or job of a doctor or nurse
  2. 2
    to control or get rid of a bad habit, feeling, or attitude
    cure someone of something:

    Nothing seemed to cure him of his nervousness.

    Synonyms and related words

    To limit or control something or someone
  3. 3
    to solve a problem

    Better quality control might cure our production problems.

    Synonyms and related words

    To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
  4. 4
    to preserve meat, fish, or other foods by drying them, or by using smoke or salt
    Synonyms and related words

    Preserve food
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