cured
cured — noun
1. something like medicine or special care that helps an ill person get well
something like medicine or special care that helps an ill person get well
The village clinic finally found a cure for Mina's lung infection.
a cure for + illness
Doctors tested a new cure after the old pills stopped working.
After months of pain, Omar hoped the surgery would be a cure.
No cure was available, so the nurse focused on easing Rosa's fever.
文法句型
a cure for + illness
用法筆記
This sense names the treatment itself, not the act of making someone well.
2. a way to end a difficult situation successfully
a way to end a difficult situation successfully
Better bus service may be the cure for traffic around the station.
a cure for + problem
The mayor promised a cure for rising food prices.
Extra rest was not the cure for Leo's exam stress.
Parents wanted a simple cure for the noise from upstairs.
文法句型
a cure for + problem
用法筆記
Often used figuratively for social, money, or daily-life problems rather than illness.
cured — verb
- curedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cureds3rd person singular
- cureding-ing form
- curededpast simple
1. to help a sick person become healthy again, or make an illness go away
to help a sick person become healthy again, or make an illness go away
The antibiotics cured Hana within a week of the operation.
cure + person
A warm bath will not cure a deep cut on your foot.
The hospital cured several children during the winter outbreak.
This cream cured my rash after two careful uses.
文法句型
cure + person
cure + illness
用法筆記
The object is usually a person, illness, or physical condition.
2. to make someone stop a harmful habit or desire
to make someone stop a harmful habit or desire
The dentist cured Pavel of biting his nails during class.
cure + someone + of + habit
Daily walks cured Mei of wanting a cigarette after lunch.
Strict training cured the puppy of jumping on visitors.
The coach cured Iker of arriving late for practice.
文法句型
cure + someone + of + habit
用法筆記
Usually followed by of when you name the habit, fear, or desire that stops.
3. to remove a difficulty by finding an effective answer
to remove a difficulty by finding an effective answer
Replacing the cable cured the sound problem in our classroom projector.
cure + problem
More streetlights cured the safety issue near the night market.
A simple update cured the app error on my father's phone.
New drains cured the flooding outside the library gate.
文法句型
cure + problem
cure + fault
用法筆記
This sense is used for faults, shortages, and practical problems rather than illness.
4. to keep food or tobacco usable for longer by salting it, smoking it, drying it,
to keep food or tobacco usable for longer by salting it, smoking it, drying it, or treating it in a similar way
The butcher cured the ham with salt before hanging it up.
cure + food with salt
Smoke from the fire cured the fish through the night.
The cooks cured duck legs in a clay jar behind the kitchen.
Grandpa cured strips of pork for the winter festival.
文法句型
cure + meat
cure + fish
用法筆記
Usually used for meat, fish, or tobacco prepared to last longer, not for solving problems or treating illness.