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. 诅咒[书面]
I cursed and hobbled to my feet. 我诅咒着，蹒跚着站起来。
2. N-COUNT Curse is also a noun. 诅咒
He shot her an angry look and a curse. 他投给她愤怒的一瞥和一句诅咒。
3. V-T If you curse someone, you say insulting things to them because you are angry with them. 咒骂 (某人)
Grandma protested, but he cursed her and rudely pushed her aside. 奶奶反对，但他咒骂她，还粗暴地把她推到一边。
4. V-T If you curse something, you complain angrily about it, especially using very impolite language. 诅咒 (某事)
So we set off again, cursing the delay, toward the west. 于是我们再次出发，诅咒着延误，向西走。
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. (对某人的) 诅咒
Maybe there is a curse on my family. 也许存在对我的家族的诅咒。
6. N-COUNT You can refer to something that causes a great deal of trouble or harm as a curse. 祸根
Apathy is the long-standing curse of democracy. 冷漠是民主的长期祸根。