curse
[kɝs]
v., n. 詛咒、咒罵
The book told the tale of a man cursed by a witch to always be hungry no matter how much he ate.
這本書講述一名男子被女巫詛咒,無論他吃多少總是感到飢餓的故事。
Some people in Taiwan have a superstition about the number four being unlucky.
臺灣有些人有數字四是不吉利的迷信。
The politician's chances of winning the election were diminished by his poor debate performance.
這名政治人物贏得選舉的可能性因他糟糕的辯論表現而降低。
Kim has a strong prejudice against dogs that seems to have resulted from some negative childhood experience.
金對狗有強烈的偏見似乎源自於孩童時期不好的經驗。
The couple decided to adopt the child after his parents died in a car crash.
這個孩子的雙親因車禍過世後,這對夫妻決定領養他。
The animal shelter takes in cats, dogs, birds, and other small animals.
這個動物收容所接收貓、狗、鳥和其他小動物。