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cure [cures] (method, device or medication that restores good health) noun [UK: kjʊə(r)] [US: ˈkjʊr] | 治疗 /zhìliáo/noun 治療noun |
cure [cured, curing, cures] (to restore to health) verb [UK: kjʊə(r)] [US: ˈkjʊr] | 治疗 /zhìliáo/verb 治療verb |
curette [curettes] noun [UK: kjʊə.ˈret] [US: kjʊ.ˈret] | 刮匙noun 用刮匙刮noun 耳挖noun |
dilation and curettage (surgical procedure) noun | 刮宫 /guāgōng/noun 刮宮noun |
insecure (not secure) adjective [UK: ˌɪn.sɪ.ˈkjʊə(r)] [US: ˈɪn.sə.kjər] | 不安全的 /bù ānquán de/adjective |
manicure [manicures] (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) noun [UK: ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊə(r)] [US: ˈmæ.nɪ.kjər] | 修指 /xiūzhǐ/noun 修指甲 /xiūzhǐjia/noun |
obscure (dark, faint or indistinct) adjective [UK: əb.ˈskjʊə(r)] [US: əb.ˈskjʊr] | 不清楚 /bù qīngchu/adjective 模糊 /móhu/adjective 阴暗 /yīn'àn/adjective 陰暗adjective |
obscure (hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous) adjective [UK: əb.ˈskjʊə(r)] [US: əb.ˈskjʊr] | 不引人注意的 /bù yǐn rén zhùyì de/adjective 不显眼的 /bù xiǎnyǎn de/adjective 不顯眼的adjective |
pedicure [pedicures] (superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails) noun [UK: ˈpe.dɪ.kjʊə(r)] [US: ˈpe.dɪ.kjər] | 修脚 /xiūjiǎo/noun 修脚甲 /xiūjiǎojiǎ/noun 修腳noun 修腳甲noun 足疗 /zúliáo/noun 足療noun |
prevention is better than cure (It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) phrase [UK: prɪ.ˈven.ʃn̩ ɪz ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn kjʊə(r)] [US: pri.ˈven.ʃn̩ ˈɪz ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈkjʊr] | 未雨綢繆phrase 未雨绸缪 /wèiyǔchóumóu/phrase 防患未然 /fánghuànwèirán/phrase 預防勝於治療phrase |
procurement [procurements] (act of procuring or obtaining) noun [UK: prə.ˈkjʊə.mənt] [US: proˈkjʊr.mənt] | 採購noun 采购 /cǎigòu/noun |
procurement [procurements] (purchasing department of a company) noun [UK: prə.ˈkjʊə.mənt] [US: proˈkjʊr.mənt] | 採購部門noun |
secure [securer, securest] (free from attack or danger; protected) adjective [UK: sɪ.ˈkjʊə(r)] [US: sɪ.ˈkjʊr] | 保护 /bǎohù/adjective |
sinecure [sinecures] (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) noun [UK: ˈsaɪ.nɪ.kjʊə(r)] [US: ˈsaɪ.nɪ.kjʊər] | 乾俸noun 干俸 /gānfèng/noun 閒職noun 闲职 /xiánzhí/noun |