that they were under a curse.这家人认为他们受人坦咒
而遭了—。一 compare hex 3 [C] something that
causes harm or evil 祸根；祸端；祸水：the curse of drug addic- rion 吸毒成癥的祸害◊ Nbise is a curse o/modem
city Zi/e. 噪音是现代城市生活的一大祸根。4 the curse [sing.] {old-fashioned, informaf) menstruation
m verb 1 [V] to swear i@.5E： He hit his head as he stood up tmdcursed/ouc«y•他站起来时撞了头，便破口大骂。
2 [VNj 〜（sb/sth)
(tor
st.h) to say
rude things to sb or think rude things about sb/sth 咒骂；诅咒；在心里沮
咒：She cursed her bacHudc.她骂自己运气不好。0 He cursed /iim5eZ//or his stupidity.他咒骂自己愚蠢。3 [VN] to use a magic word or phrase
against sb in order to harm them 念咒语沮咒：Legend has it that the whole viHoge had been cursed by a witch.传说整座村庄遭到了
巫婆的诅咒。一compare hex be
cursed with
sth to
continuously suffer from or be affected by sth bad不断因…而遭殃；为…所苦；受…之害：Sheseems cursed with bacHucfc.她好像运气不好连连遭殃。
cursed adj. 1 /k3：st; NAmE k3：rst/ having a curse(2) on it; suffering from a
curse(2)带有符咒的；遭受诅咒之苦
的：rhe necfctoce was cursed.这条项链上附有会给人带
来灾难的符咒。◊ The vvhoie seemed cursed.全家
人仿佛都受到诅咒遭了殃。2 /to:sid; teirsid/
[only before noun] {old-fashioned) unpteasant; annoying 人不愉快的；可恨的；讨厌的
cur-sive /'k3：siv; NAmE 'k3：rs-/ adj. (technical (of
handwriting ^ 迹)with the letters joined together
连笔的；草书的；草写体的
cursor /'k3：s9(r); NAmE 'k3：rs-/ noun a small mark on a computer screen that can
be moved and that shows the position on the screen where, for example, text
will be added (计算机荧光屏上的）光标，游标一picture o PAGE R6
curs-ory /'k3：sari; NAmE 'k3：rs-/ adj. (often disapproving) done quickly
and without giving enough attention to details 粗略的；仓促的 PCT7I brief,
perfunctory： a cursory 客tonce/exammation/inspecrion 匆匆的一瞥；
粗略的审查 / 检査► cur.sor.ily /’k3:sarali; AW/nf ’k3:rs-/ adv.
curt /k3：t; NAmE k3：rt/ adj. (of a person^ manner or behaviour 人的举止或行为）appearing rude because
very few words are used, or because sth is done in a very quick way简短而失礼的；唐突无礼的S33 abrupt,
brusque: a
curt repiy 唐突无礼的答复◊ a curt nod 草 草的点头◊ His tone was curt and •他说话的语
调粗暴无礼。► curt•丨y fldv. curt.ness now/7 [U]
curtail /k3：'teil; NAmE k3：r't-/ verb [VN] (format) to limit sth or make
it last for a shorter time 暗制；缩短；减 缩：Spending on books has been
severely curtailed. Ji^45 弁支已被大大削减。◊ The iecture curtafied
by the /ire darm going oj^.那次讲座被突然鸣响的火警中断了。
► cur.tail.ment
noun [U] ： the curtailment of civil liberties对公民自由的限ill
curtain fH* /'k3：tn; NAmE'kxrtn/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] a piece of cloth that is
hung to cover a window W ^ ： to draw/pulVclose the
curtains (= to pull them across the window
so they cover it)把窗帘拉 上◊ to draw/draw bctck/puH
baefc the curtains to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) 治窗帘拉开◊ ft was ten in the morning
but the curtaiTw were stiH drawn (= dosed).已是早上10点钟了，可窗帘
还拉着。◊ a
pair 〇/ curtains. —对窗袷一picture o blind — see also
drape 2 {NAm£) = net curtain 3 [C] a piece of cloth that is hung up as
a screen in a room or around a bed，for example 帘；幔；（遮隔房间的）帷 幔；床帷：a shower curtain 淋 & 帘一see also Iron Curtain 4 [sing.] a
piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre (舞台上的
幕，幕布，帷幕：77ie audience was waiting /or the
curtain to rise.(= for the play to begin).观众在等待开 幕。o There was tremendous applause
when the curtain came down (= the play ended)•秦落时响起了经久不息的
掌声。◊ We
Ze/t just i>e/ore thecurtain.我们刚好 古演出结束前备开。◊ {//>wraf/Ve) 77ie
curtain has jhHen on her long and distinguished career (= her career has
ended).她那漫长而成就卓著的事业生涯已告结束。◊ {figurative) I^s time
to face the final curtain (= the end;
[491 curved
death).人生的戏该落幕了。5[C，usua丨丨y sing.] a thing that
covers, hides or protects sth.覆盖物；隐蔽物；防护
物：a curtam 〇/ raiii/smofce
雨 / 烟幕◊ She pushed bacfc the curtam 〇/ brown
hai’r /irom her eyes. — ■把棕 色的头发从眼前拢到脑后。be curtains (for sb) (/rj/oww/) to be a
situation without hope or that you cannot escape from绝望的处境；无法i脱的困境；完
蛋：When I saw he had a gun,
I thought it was curtains /or me.我一见他有枪，就想这下子我算是完了。bring down the
curtain on sth | bring the curtain down on sth to finish or mark the
end of sth 结束；标志着… 的终结：扭5 sudden
decision to retire brought down the ciirtain on a distinguished career.他突然决定退休结束了
他成就斐然的职业生涯。
m verb [VN] to provide
curtains for a window or a room
给,（窗户或房间）装上帘子,curtain
sth—1 off to separate an area of
a room with a curtain or curtains
用帘f隔开
'curtain call noun the time in the
theatre when the actors come to the front of the stage at the end of a play to
receive the applause of the
audience (演员
的）谢幕
curtain-raiser noun ~ (to sth) 1 a small event that prepares for a more
important one (重大事件的 >
前 奏，序曲 2 a
short performance before the main performance in a theatre, etc•(剧院等主要剧目演出前
的）序幕，开场小戏
,curtain-'up noun [U] 1 the beginning of a
play or show (戏剧等的）幕启；演出开始：Curtain-up’s at 7.30. * 7:30 开演。2 the beginning of sth which is very exciting or
dramatic (重大事情的 >
开始，揭开序幕
curtsy (also curt-sey) /'k3：tsi; NAmE 'k3：rtsi/ noun (pi. -ies or -eys) a formal sign made by
a woman in a dance or to say hello or goodbye to an important person, by
bending her knees with one foot in front of the other (女子行的）屈膝礼► curtsy verfe (curt.sies,
curt.sy.ing， curt-sied,
curt-sied) (also
curt-sey)： [V] She curtsied to
the Queen•她向女王行了屈膝礼。
curv-aceous /k3：'veijas; NAmE k3：r'v-/ adj. (informaf) used in newspapers,
etc. to describe a woman whose body has attractive curves (报章等指女子）有曲线美
的，体形优美的
curv-ature /'k3：v0tXa(r); NAmE 'k3：rv-/ noun [U] (technical 术语）the state of being
curved; the amount that sth is curved 弯曲；曲度；曲率：the curvature 〇/ t/ie earth 地球的曲度◊ curvature 〇/the spine脊柱弯曲 Curve IH»/k3：v; NAmEk3：rv/ noun, verb m noun 1 a line or surface
that bends gradually; a smooth bend 曲线；弧线；曲面；弯曲：the delicate curve of
her ear
她耳朵的优美曲线 〇a pattern 〇/ straight Hnes cmd curves 交织的图秦◊ (es/9ec/fl〃y AMmE) a curve
I'n
the road ii路上的拐弯处◊ (espedfl//y TTie driver
[ost contrd on a curve and the vehfcZe hit a tree.司机在 拐弯处失控，撞在了一棵树上。◊ to ptot a curve on a graph在图上绘出一条曲线◊ 术语）the
unemployment-income curve (= a line on a graph showing the relationship
between the number of unemployed people and national income)失业与国民收 入曲逢一see also learning curve 2 (also
curve
ball) (in
baseball 棒球)a
ball that moves in a curve when it is thrown to the batter (投向击球员的）曲线
球：(figurative)
One
of the journalists threw the senator a curve (= surprised him by
asking a difficult question). 一名记者向那位参议员提出了一个出乎意料的难题。
■
verb [usually + adv./prep.] to move or make sth
move in the shape of a curve; to be in the shape of a curve (使）沿曲线运动；呈曲线形：[V] r/ie road curved
aroimd the bay.那条路沿海湾呈曲线伸展。◊ T7ie baH
curved t/irough the air.球在空中沿曲线运动。◊ His lips curved m a smi〖e.他咧嘴笑了<j: [also VN]
Curved
〇■» /k3:vd;
AMmfk3:rvd/ having a round shape 呈弯曲状如；弧形的：a curved
pat?v/roo//Wade蜿蜒的道‘；决顶；弧形刀片一picture on next page