cured
cured — 名詞
1. something like medicine or special care that helps an ill person get well
療法
讓病人好起來的方法
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.
村裡的診所終於找到治好 Mina 肺部感染的療法。
a cure for + illness
Doctors tested a new cure after the old pills stopped working.
舊藥失效後，醫師測試了一種新的療法。
After months of pain, Omar hoped the surgery would be a cure.
痛了好幾個月後，Omar 希望手術會成為一種療法。
No cure was available, so the nurse focused on easing Rosa's fever.
當時沒有可用的療法，所以護理師先幫 Rosa 退燒。
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
解方
解決難題的辦法
a way to end a difficult situation successfully
Better bus service may be the cure for traffic around the station.
更好的公車服務也許是車站周邊塞車的解方。
a cure for + problem
The mayor promised a cure for rising food prices.
市長承諾會提出物價上漲的解方。
Extra rest was not the cure for Leo's exam stress.
多休息並不是 Leo 考試壓力的解方。
Parents wanted a simple cure for the noise from upstairs.
家長想找出樓上噪音的簡單解方。
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 — 動詞
- 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
治好
讓病人恢復健康
to help a sick person become healthy again, or make an illness go away
The antibiotics cured Hana within a week of the operation.
抗生素在手術後一週內治好了 Hana。
cure + person
A warm bath will not cure a deep cut on your foot.
泡熱水澡治不好你腳上的深割傷。
The hospital cured several children during the winter outbreak.
那家醫院在冬季疫情期間治好了好幾個孩子。
This cream cured my rash after two careful uses.
這種藥膏用了兩次就治好了我的紅疹。
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
戒掉
讓人不再做壞習慣
to make someone stop a harmful habit or desire
The dentist cured Pavel of biting his nails during class.
牙醫讓 Pavel 戒掉了上課咬指甲的習慣。
cure + someone + of + habit
Daily walks cured Mei of wanting a cigarette after lunch.
每天散步讓 Mei 戒掉了午飯後想抽菸的念頭。
Strict training cured the puppy of jumping on visitors.
嚴格的訓練讓那隻小狗戒掉了撲向訪客的毛病。
The coach cured Iker of arriving late for practice.
教練讓 Iker 戒掉了練習遲到的毛病。
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
解決
把麻煩處理掉
to remove a difficulty by finding an effective answer
Replacing the cable cured the sound problem in our classroom projector.
換掉那條線後，我們教室投影機的聲音問題就解決了。
cure + problem
More streetlights cured the safety issue near the night market.
更多路燈解決了夜市附近的安全問題。
A simple update cured the app error on my father's phone.
一次簡單更新就解決了我爸爸手機上的程式錯誤。
New drains cured the flooding outside the library gate.
新的排水溝解決了圖書館門外的淹水問題。
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,
醃製
用鹽煙等方式保存
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.
肉販先用鹽醃製火腿，再把它掛起來。
cure + food with salt
Smoke from the fire cured the fish through the night.
火堆的煙整夜燻製那些魚，讓魚肉更耐放。
The cooks cured duck legs in a clay jar behind the kitchen.
廚師把鴨腿放進陶罐裡醃製，罐子就放在廚房後面。
Grandpa cured strips of pork for the winter festival.
阿公為了冬季節慶醃製了一條條豬肉。
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.