cure 的涵义和用法

周志高 提交于 周六, 03/14/2020 - 07:38

cure 这个词,在不同的语境下,可以做动词使用,也可以做名词使用。

cure 的基本义是“治愈”。

  • cure可以做及物动词使用, 后面跟疾病或损伤。
    • An operation finally cured his shoulder injury.
  • cure 做及物动词使用,后面还可以跟人
    • It is an effective treatment and could cure your injured brother.
    • I was cured by that doctor.
  • cure 做动词的引申义之一,“解决”, If someone or something cures a problem, they bring it to an end.
    • The government is making large scale investment to cure the country’s economic troubles.
  • cure 做动词的引申义之二,“加工处理(食物、烟草、动物皮等)” , When food, tobacco, or animal skin is cured, it is dried, smoked, or salted so that it will last for a long time.
    • We have fish and legs of pork cured and smoked over the the fire every winter.
  • cure 可以做名词使用,基本义:“药物、疗法”。 A cure for an illness is a medicine or other treatment that cures the illness.
    • There is no cure for the flu.
  • cure 做名词使用,还有引申义:“解决办法”。 A cure for a problem is something that will bring it to an end.
    • The government is trying to find a cure for the country’s economic crisis.

 

!!!注意!!!

  • cure 做名词使用,后面如果要跟补语的话,用 for 引入补语。例如:
    • We don’t have an effective cure for AIDS yet.
  • cure 做动词使用,如果后面接双宾语的话,用 cure object 1 of object 2 这种结构。例如:
    • E-cigarettes cannot cure you of smoking.