cure /kjuә/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
• (v.) make (substances) hard and improve their usability
• (v.) be or become preserved

Chinese translation

• n. 治疗, 治愈, 治疗法
• vt. 治疗, 治愈, 改正, 腌制, 加工处理, 使硫化
• vi. 受治疗, 被加工处理, 被硫化

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/kjuә/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.32 · Rare

Word forms

cured, curing, cures

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