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curst curse的過去式;過去分詞 curse的過去式;過去分詞 curst adj 1: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; " villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; " cursed with four daughter"; " not a cursed drop"; " his cursed stupidity"; " I' ll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" [ synonym: { cursed}, { curst}] [ ant: { blessed}, { blest}] Curse \ Curse\ ( k? rs), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Cursed} ( k? rst) or { Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Cursing}.] [ AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L. crux cross. Cf. { Cross}.] 1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. [ 1913 Webster] Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people. -- Ex. xxii. 28. [ 1913 Webster] Ere sunset I' ll make thee curse the deed. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. [ 1913 Webster] On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse ' em with such sons as those. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] { To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under { Bell}. [ 1913 Webster]
Curst \ Curst\ ( k? rst), imp. & p. p. of { Curse}. [ 1913 Webster]
Curst \ Curst\, a. [ See{ Curse}.] Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Though his mind Be ne' er so curst, his tonque is kind. -- Crashaw. [ 1913 Webster]
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