cure
cure — 名詞
1. a treatment or medicine that brings a person's health back after they have been
治療法；藥物
使病人恢復健康的藥或療法
a treatment or medicine that brings a person's health back after they have been ill
Linh's doctor said there is no simple cure for the virus, but rest can help.
Linh 的醫生說，這種病毒沒有簡單的治療方法，但休息會有幫助。
collocation: no cure for [illness]
Hugo was glad that researchers are testing a new cure for his family's lung disease.
Hugo 很開心研究人員正在測試治療他家族遺傳肺病的新藥物。
collocation: a cure for [disease]
Defne went to a special clinic hoping to find a cure for her skin condition.
Defne 前往一家專門的診所，希望能找到治療皮膚病的方法。
Aunt Rosa's old cure — drinking hot tea with honey — helped my sore throat.
Rosa 阿姨的古老療法——喝加了蜂蜜的熱茶——讓我的喉嚨舒服多了。
Scientists believe that in twenty years they may find a cure for most cancers.
科學家相信，再過二十年，他們可能找到治療大多數癌症的方法。
- remedy
softer, more natural term for home or herbal treatments
- treatment
broader — includes care over time, not just a single cure
- medication
specific to drugs rather than any healing method
- cause
the thing that makes someone sick
文法句型
cure + for + disease
用法筆記
Often followed by 'for' ('a cure for diabetes'). 'Find a cure' and 'there is no cure' are common fixed expressions used in both medical and metaphorical contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a way of fixing a difficulty or unwanted situation so that it stops being a prob
解決方案
消除問題或困境的方法
a way of fixing a difficulty or unwanted situation so that it stops being a problem
Ilan believes that better education is the only cure for the problem of online scams.
Ilan 認為，更好的教育是解決網路詐騙問題的唯一方法。
collocation: cure for [problem]
Daichi said that there is no quick cure for the city's traffic problems — it takes time.
Daichi 說，城市的交通問題沒有快速的解決方案——這需要時間。
Megan thinks that more green spaces in the city would be a cure for stress.
Megan 認為，城市裡多一點綠地是緩解壓力的好方法。
The city is looking for a cure for the housing shortage that no policy can fix alone.
市政府正在尋找解決住房短缺的方法，但沒有任何政策能獨力解決這個問題。
文法句型
cure + for + problem
用法筆記
Common in the structure 'cure for [problem]' — e.g. 'a cure for unemployment'. Often appears in negative constructions ('no easy cure', 'no quick cure').
cure — 動詞
1. to bring a person who is sick back to full health by removing their illness or d
治癒
讓生病的人恢復健康
to bring a person who is sick back to full health by removing their illness or disease
Élise took the antibiotics for two weeks, and they cured her chest infection completely.
Élise 吃了兩週的抗生素，藥物完全治癒了她的胸部感染。
Ritu's cat was cured of a serious illness after the vet's treatment.
Ritu 的貓罹患重病，經過獸醫治療後就痊癒了。
passive: be cured of [illness]
The doctors cured Nkechi of the disease within a month using a new drug.
醫生使用新藥，在一個月內就治好了 Nkechi 的疾病。
No medicine can cure a cold overnight, but rest helps your body fight it.
沒有一種藥能在一夜之間治癒感冒，但休息有助於身體抵抗病毒。
When six-year-old Minh caught pneumonia, the doctors at the clinic cured him with a strong course of antibiotics.
六歲的 Minh 得了肺炎，診所的醫生用一劑強效抗生素治好了他。
文法句型
cure + someone + of + illness
cure + illness
用法筆記
Common in passive constructions ('was cured of'). The pattern 'cure someone of [illness]' is more frequent in formal and medical writing than 'cure someone's illness' alone.
常見錯誤
2. to help a person stop a harmful habit or give up something they should not do
戒除；矯正
幫助人改掉壞習慣
to help a person stop a harmful habit or give up something they should not do
Gabriela joined a support group to help cure herself of the habit of biting her nails when she is nervous.
Gabriela 加入了一個支持團體，幫助自己戒掉緊張時咬指甲的習慣。
pattern: cure oneself of [habit]
Lukas's parents hope the summer camp will cure him of his laziness.
Lukas 的父母希望夏令營能矯正他的懶惰毛病。
Putri tried everything to cure her addiction to sugary drinks, but it took her a year.
Putri 嘗試了各種方法來戒除對含糖飲料的癮，但花了她一年的時間。
The therapy sessions helped cure Benjamin of his fear of speaking in public.
治療課程幫助 Benjamin 矯正了對公開演講的恐懼。
文法句型
cure + someone + of + habit/fear/addiction
用法筆記
Almost always used in the pattern 'cure someone of [habit/fear]'. The 'of' preposition is essential — 'cure someone's addiction' is possible but 'cure someone of their addiction' is far more natural.
常見錯誤
3. to remove a difficulty or successfully deal with an unwanted situation so it no
解決
消除困難或問題
to remove a difficulty or successfully deal with an unwanted situation so it no longer exists
Aaron believes that the best way to cure the bullying problem is a peer-support program.
Aaron 認為，解決霸凌問題最好的方法就是同儕支持計畫。
collocation: cure a [problem]
The new policy helped cure many of the office's communication problems.
新的政策幫助改善了辦公室裡許多溝通上的問題。
No single law can cure the deep social divisions that have built up over decades.
沒有任何單一法律能夠解決幾十年來累積的嚴重社會分歧。
The school board hopes that better funding will cure the teacher shortage in rural areas.
學校董事會希望，增加經費能解決偏遠地區師資短缺的問題。
文法句型
cure + problem/situation/difficulty
用法筆記
Often takes abstract objects such as 'problem', 'situation', 'difficulty', 'division', 'unemployment'. Less common with concrete objects.
常見錯誤
4. to preserve meat, fish, or other food by adding salt, smoke, or other substances
煙燻；醃製
用鹽、煙等加工食物以便保存
to preserve meat, fish, or other food by adding salt, smoke, or other substances that stop it from going bad
In the coastal village, the fishermen cure their catch with salt and hang it to dry.
在沿海村莊，漁民用鹽醃製他們的漁獲，然後掛起來風乾。
The butcher showed us how to cure pork with salt, sugar, and spices before smoking it.
肉販向我們示範如何用鹽、糖和香料來醃製豬肉，然後再進行煙燻。
pattern: cure [meat] with [substance]
People have cured meat for thousands of years to keep it from spoiling.
人們醃製肉類已經有數千年的歷史，目的是防止肉品腐壞。
Smoked salmon is made by curing fresh fish with salt and wood smoke.
煙燻鮭魚的做法是先用鹽醃製新鮮魚肉，再用木頭煙燻。
文法句型
cure + meat/fish + with + salt/smoke
用法筆記
Typically used as a passive participle ('cured ham', 'cured salmon'). The object is almost always meat, fish, or pork products — not vegetables or fruit.