cure1/kjUr; kjʊə/v [T]1 to make an illness or injury better [→ heal] 治好﹐治愈: This type of cancer can be cured. 这种癌症可以治愈。cure sb of sth 90% of patients can be cured of the disease. 这种病 90% 的患者都可以治好。2 to solve a problem, or improve a bad situation 解决〔问题〕﹔改善〔坏情况〕: an attempt to cure unemployment 解决失业问题的努力3 to preserve food by drying it, hanging it in smoke, or covering it with salt〔通过晒﹑熏或腌〕保存〔食物〕: cured ham 腌制的火腿
cure2n [C] 1 a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away 药物﹔疗法: +for a cure for AIDS 治疗艾滋病的药物2 something that solves a problem 对策﹐措施: +for There's no easy cure for poverty. 解决贫困问题没有简单的方法。