LEARNit Dictionary
cure
verb
/kjʊə(r)/
UK
/kjʊr/
US
B2
1
B2
to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
شفا دادن, درمان کردن, معالجه کردن
2
B2
to make an illness go away
درمان کردن, معالجه کردن, شفا دادن, بهبود بخشیدن
It is better to prevent rather than
cure diseases
.
Finding it early is the key to
curing
most
cancers
.
TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured.
The disease can be cured with antibiotics.
3
to deal with a problem successfully
رفع کردن, حل کردن
I finally managed to cure the rattling noise in my car.
Charities alone can't cure basic social injustices.
He bought some special software that was supposed to cure hard disk problems.
Most of the team's faults could be cured with good coaching.
4
to stop somebody from behaving in a particular way, especially a way that is bad or annoying
اصلاح کردن, آدم کردن
I thought I had finally cured him of this annoying habit.
5
to treat food or tobacco with smoke, salt or heat, etc. in order to preserve it
خشک کردن, دود دادن, نمک سود کردن, دودی کردن
cured ham/bacon
see also
dry-cure
noun
/kjʊə(r)/
UK
/kjʊr/
US
B2
1
B2
a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness
درمان, معالجه, مداوا
2
the act of curing somebody of an illness or the process of being cured
درمان, معالجه, شفا
Doctors cannot effect a cure if the disease has spread too far.
The cure took six weeks.
These drugs can sometimes effect miraculous cures.
see also
rest cure
3
something that will solve a problem, improve a bad situation, etc.
راهحل, چاره
a cure for poverty
Science cannot provide a cure for all the world's problems.