| 词组 | cure |
| 释义 | verb | noun cure1 verb [T] to make an illness or medical condition go awayadverbsbe completely/fully cured Her illness is now fully cured.be partially cured His condition was only partially cured.be miraculously cured (=be cured in a very unexpected way, or be cured by an act of God) The people who drank the water claimed that they had been miraculously cured.sth can easily be cured The disease can easily be cured, providing you have access to modern medical treatment.sth can now be cured Many types of cancer can now be cured.verbs + curecan cure sb/sth The old man claims he can cure illness without using medicine.prepositionscure sb of sth She was treated and cured of cancer by a team of German doctors.You can also use cure about dealing successfully with problems: Installing new software could help to cure the problem. THESAURUS: cure heal to cure someone – used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better: He claimed that he could heal the sick. | This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises. make sb (feel) better to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious: The pills did make me feel better. relieve/ease also alleviate formal to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings: Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms of flu (=reduce the effect of the things that you usually get when you have an illness, for example by making a high temperature lower). | I can give you something to alleviate the pain. verb | noun cure2 /kjʊə $ kjʊr/ noun a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go awayadjectives/nouns + curean effective cure A few decades ago there was no effective cure for the disease.a miracle cure (=a very effective one that cures a serious disease) People always hope for a miracle cure.a possible/potential cure The drug is being tested as a possible cure for AIDS.an instant/quick cure (=one that works very quickly) The treatment is offered as an instant cure for short sight.verbsfind/discover a cure Scientists have still not found a cure for the common cold.develop a cure It will be at least ten years before a cure is developed.search/look for a cure also seek a cure formal Millions are spent every year searching for a cure for cancer.prepositionsa cure for sth What is the best cure for a headache?phrasesno known cure At present there is no known cure for this virus.the search for a cure Scientists worldwide are involved in the search for a cure.prevention is better than cure BrE an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure AmE (=used to say that it is better to prevent illness than to cure it) If you feel you might be getting a cold, look after yourself – prevention is better than cure.THESAURUS: cure remedy a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: Rinsing with salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat. | The store sells herbal remedies. antidote a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake. | There is an antidote to rabies, but it can be extremely painful.You also use antidote about something that makes you feel less unhappy or worried: Laughter is a good antidote to stress. A cruise across the Mediterranean had seemed the perfect antidote to a long hard winter in England. |
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