cure

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.cure¹ /kjʊə $ kjʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: adjective: cured, ↑curable ≠ ↑incurable, ↑curative; verb: ↑cure; noun: ↑cure]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin cura 'care']
1. a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away
cure for
There is still no cure for AIDS.
2. something that solves a problem, or improves a bad situation ⇨ solution
cure for
There is no easy cure for loneliness.
3. the act of making someone well again after an illness:
The new treatment effected a miraculous cure.
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ find/discover a cure Scientists are still hoping to find a cure for the common cold.
▪ develop a cure It will be at least ten years before a cure is developed.
▪ seek/search for/look for a cure $3 billion a year is spent searching for a cure for cancer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cure
▪ an effective cure A few decades ago there was no effective cure for the disease.
▪ a miracle cure (=a very effective one that cures a serious disease) People always hope for a miracle cure.
phrases
▪ no known cure At present is there is no known cure for this virus.
▪ the search for a cure Billions of pounds have been spent on the search for a cure.
▪ prevention is better than cure British English, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure American English (=used to say that it is better to prevent illness than to cure it)
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THESAURUS
▪ cure a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away: The scientists are trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease.
▪ remedy a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: Rinsing with salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat. | The store sells herbal remedies.
▪ antidote a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
II.cure² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Word Family: adjective: cured, ↑curable ≠ ↑incurable, ↑curative; verb: ↑cure; noun: ↑cure]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: curer, from Latin curare 'to take care of, cure', from cura; ⇨ ↑cure¹]
1. to make an illness or medical condition go away:
Many types of cancer can now be cured.
an operation that can cure short-sightedness in 15 minutes
2. to make someone well again after they have been ill ⇨ heal:
She had some acupuncture treatment which seems to have cured her.
cure somebody of something
90% of patients can be cured of the disease.
3. to solve a problem, or improve a bad situation:
Attempts to cure unemployment have so far failed.
4. cure somebody of something to make someone stop behaving in a particular way or stop them having a particular feeling or attitude:
Nothing could cure her of her impatience with Anna.
5. to preserve food, tobacco etc by drying it, hanging it in smoke, or covering it with salt:
cured ham
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THESAURUS
▪ cure to make someone who has an illness completely well again or to stop a disease making someone ill - used especially about drugs or other treatments: Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.
▪ heal to cure someone - used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better: He claimed that he could heal the sick. | This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.
▪ make somebody (feel) better to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious: The pills did make me feel better.
▪ relieve/ease (also alleviate formal) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings: Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms. | I can give you something to alleviate the pain.

curehu

◎	[kjuə]
※	danh từ
	■	sự chữa bệnh; sự điều trị; đợt chữa bệnh (bằng cách ăn uống cái gì... liên tục trong một thời gian)
		☆	his cure took six weeks
			việc điều trị của anh ta mất sáu tuần lễ
		☆	the hot water cure
			đợt điều trị tắm nóng
		☆	the doctor cannot guarantee a cure
			thầy thuốc không thể cam đoan chữa khỏi bệnh
	■	(cure for something) thuốc để trị một chứng bệnh nào đó; phương thuốc; liều thuốc
		☆	a good cure for chilblains
			một phương thuốc tốt để chữa cước nẻ
		☆	is there a certain cure for AIDS?
			có thuốc nào chữa được bệnh xiđa hay chưa?
		☆	is bureaucracy a disease with no known cure?
			phải chăng quan liêu là căn bệnh chưa có thuốc chữa?
		☆	she has tried all sorts of cures, but without success
			bà ấy đã dùng thứ đủ loại thuốc, nhưng vẫn không khỏi
	■	sự lưu hoá (cao su)
	■	(tôn giáo) bổn phận của thầy tu; thánh chức
		☆	the cure of souls
			sự cứu rỗi linh hồn
		☆	to obtain/resign a cure
			đạt được/từ bỏ thánh chức
※	ngoại động từ
	■	(to cure somebody of something) chữa cho khỏi bệnh
		☆	to cure a patient
			điều trị một người bệnh
		☆	to cure somebody of diabetes
			chữa cho ai khỏi bệnh tiểu đường
		☆	this illness cannot be cured easily
			bệnh này không dễ chữa
	■	(nghĩa bóng) khắc phục; chữa (thói hư tật xấu...)
		☆	to cure laziness
			chữa thói lười biếng
	■	xử lý để có thể để lâu (bằng cách ướp muối, xông khói, phơi khô)
	■	lưu hoá (cao su)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  remedy, curative, therapeutic, bring around, heal