英语词汇“curse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

cursecurse1 /kɚs/ ●●○ verb

VERB TABLE

curse

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	curse
	he, she, it	curses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	cursed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have cursed
	he, she, it	has cursed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had cursed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will curse
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have cursed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am cursing
	he, she, it	is cursing
	you, we, they	are cursing
Past	I, he, she, it	was cursing
	you, we, they	were cursing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been cursing
	he, she, it	has been cursing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been cursing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be cursing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been cursing

1[intransitive] to swear: A drunk started cursing and spitting.curse at She cursed at us and threatened us.2[transitive] to say or think bad things about someone or something that has made you angry: I sat in my car, cursing the heavy traffic.curse somebody/something for doing something Elsa cursed herself for being such a fool when it came to men.3[transitive] to make bad things happen to someone by using magical powers or by asking God to make them happen: Locals believe witch doctors have the power to bless or curse their lives.curse somebody ↔ out phrasal verb informal to swear at someone who has made you angry: When I disagreed, he cursed me out.

verb | noun

cursecurse2 ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYcurse²

Origin: Old English curs

COLLOCATIONS► put a curse on

The witch put a curse on the baby princess.

► a blessing and a curse

Being a war hero has turned out to be both a blessing and a curse.

1a swear word, or words, that you say because you are very angry SYN swear word: He shouted curses at the umpire.2a word or sentence used to ask God or a magical power to do something bad to someone or something, or the result of this: The witch put a curse on the baby princess. I’m sure there’s a curse on this house.3something that causes trouble, harm, etc.: Being a war hero has turned out to be both a blessing and a curse.4the (monthly) curse old-fashioned menstruation