cure
noun
verb
kjʊə
noun
1
a
medicine
or
medical
treatment
that
makes
an
illness
go
away
药,药剂; 疗法
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for
]
There
is
still
no
cure
for
AIDS.
艾滋病仍没有治疗办法。
2
something
that
solves
a
problem,
or
improves
a
bad
situation
对策,措施;
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for
]
There
is
no
easy
cure
for
loneliness.
对付孤独没有简单的办法。
3
the
act
of
making
someone
well
again
after
an
illness
治愈,治疗
The
new
treatment
effected
a
miraculous
cure.
这种新疗法产生了奇迹般的疗效。
verb
4
to
make
an
illness
or
medical
condition
go
away
治愈,治好〔疾病〕
Many
types
of
cancer
can
now
be
cured.
现在许多癌症都可以治好。
an
operation
that
can
cure
short-sightedness
in
15
minutes
15 分钟就可治愈近视的一种手术
5
to
make
someone
well
again
after
they
have
been
ill
治愈〔病人〕;
She
had
some
acupuncture
treatment
which
seems
to
have
cured
her.
她接受了一些针刺疗法,好像把她的病给治好了。
cure
sb
of
sth
90%
of
patients
can
be
cured
of
the
disease.
这种疾病 90% 的患者都可以治愈。
6
to
solve
a
problem,
or
improve
a
bad
situation
解决〔问题〕; 改善〔困境〕
Attempts
to
cure
unemployment
have
so
far
failed.
到目前为止,解决失业问题的种种努力都失败了。
7
cure sb of sth
to
make
someone
stop
behaving
in
a
particular
way
or
stop
them
having
a
particular
feeling
or
attitude
矫正 (改正 )某人的不良行为
Nothing
could
cure
her
of
her
impatience
with
Anna.
她就是改不了对安娜的不耐烦态度。
8
to
preserve
food,
tobacco
etc
by
drying
it,
hanging
it
in
smoke,
or
covering
it
with
salt
〔用晒、熏、腌等方法〕保存〔食品、烟草等〕
cured
ham
腌制的火腿