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curse的過去式;過去分詞

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or
   {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian,
   perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of
   the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross,
   all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L.
   crux cross. Cf. {Cross}.]
   1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury
      upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

            Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.
                                                  --Ex. xxii.
                                                  28.

            Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak.

   2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm
      or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a
      cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to
      harass or torment.

            On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy
            plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
                                                  --Pope.

   {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.

Curst \Curst\ (k?rst),
   imp. & p. p. of {Curse}.

Curst \Curst\, a. [See{Curse}.]
   Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.]

         Though his mind Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind.
                                                  --Crashaw.

資料來源 : WordNet®

curst
     See {curse}

curst
     adj : deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier;
           "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed";
           "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his
           cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your
           reasoning" [syn: {cursed}] [ant: {blessed}]

curse
     n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
          "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse word}, {expletive},
           {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
     2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on
        someone or some group [syn: {execration}, {condemnation}]
     3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family";
        "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {hex}, {jinx}, {whammy}]
     4: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
        [syn: {bane}, {scourge}, {nemesis}]
     5: a severe affliction [syn: {torment}]
     v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were
          cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {cuss}, {blaspheme},
           {swear}, {imprecate}]
     2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't
        get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
     3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the
        child" [syn: {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise},
         {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
     4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay
        priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
        [syn: {excommunicate}] [ant: {communicate}]
     [also: {curst}]