vt (1)1)治疗(愈)(make sb healthy again)[T+n，T+n+prep(of)]：The doctor's job is to～people who are ill.大夫的工作是为病人治病。That medicine～d him.那药治好了他的病。(doctor/medicine/treatment)～sb of(his)complaint/(his)pneumonia/(his)asthma/(his)cancer/(his)headache(大夫/药/治疗)治好了某人的疾病/肺炎/哮喘/癌症/头痛;2)治疗(愈)(get rid of (a disease，illness，etc)，esp by medical treatment)[T+n]：(doctor/medicine/treatment)～sb's illness/sb's disease/sb's back trouble/sb's fever/sb's cold/sb's alcoholism/the burn on sb's leg(大夫/药/治疗)治好了某人的病/病/背痛病/发烧/感冒/酒精中毒/腿上的烧伤;

(2)1)整治，去除(get rid of，reduce the effect of (sth bad))[T+n](fig)：～unemployment/the economy's serious inflation整治失业问题/严重的通货膨胀;～the confusion with price tags清理混乱的价格标签;～the widespread lack of faith解决普遍缺乏信仰的状况;2)纠(矫)正(stop sb from doing sth that is a bad habit)[T+n+prep(of)](fig)：～sb of (his) bad habits纠正某人的坏习惯;～sb of (his) discontent/(his) inquisitiveness/(his) smoking/(his) carelessness使某人不再不知足/好管闲事/抽烟/粗心大意;

(3)腌(晾，熏)制(肉、鱼、烟叶等)(preserve(meat，fish，tobacco，etc)by salting，drying，smoking，etc)[T+n]：～fish by salting and drying 腌制鱼干;～d meats腌(熏)肉;The hams were～d over a hickory fire. 这些火腿是用胡桃木熏的。a special shed for～ing the bacon熏肉用的专门棚子;〖同〗 preserve，salt，dry，smoke;

→′curable adj 可治愈的;͵cura′bility n 可治愈性;in′curable adj 不可治愈的：′cured adj 治愈的;腌(晾，熏)制好的;

n (1) 1)治疗，医治 (action of curing or process of being cured)[C]：The doctor's～is generally highly effective.这大夫的治疗通常都是非常有效的。go for a～at a hospital去一家医院治病;His～took two months.他的治疗历时两个月。2)治愈(recovery from illness)[C]：(medicine)bring about/work/effect a～(药)引起/达到/产生治愈作用;(drug) guarantee a～(药)确保治愈;

(2)药物;疗法(substance or treatment that restores health)[C][N(for)]：provide/have/work on/find a～for cold提供/有/研究/找到治疗感冒的药物(疗法);There is still no～for many cancers.许多癌症还没有治疗方法。try all sorts of～s 试了各种疗法;〖同〗remedy，treatment;

(3)对策，办法(sth that gets rid of，reduce the effect of sth bad)[U][N(for)](fig)：There's no～for the plight of the homeless/rising prices and falling living standards/unemployment.对无家可归者的困境/物价上涨和生活水平下降/失业毫无办法。The only～for his unhappiness is to leave home.使他摆脱不幸的唯一办法是离家出走。

(4)牧师(职务)(duties of a priest)[C](fml)：the～of souls牧师监督灵魂的职责;obtain/resign a～就任/辞去牧师职务;

→′cure-all n 灵丹妙药;′curative adj 能(有助)治病的;

【辨异】cure与heal和remedy都可表示“治愈”的意思。cure尤指对疾病而言，如：cure a headache(治好头痛);heal(使愈合)一般是对伤口、患处而言，如：heal a cut/a burn(治愈刀/烧伤);remedy(治愈;纠正)包含有上述两个词的含义，还可表示矫正错误的东西，如：remedy a misunderstanding(消除误解)。