imprecate

/ˈɪmpɹəkeɪt/

Meanings

verb

诅咒，咒骂。

To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

Examples :

"Enraged by his neighbor's constant loud parties, John began to imprecate a terrible storm upon their house. "

约翰被邻居没完没了的喧闹聚会激怒了，开始诅咒一场可怕的风暴降临到他们房子上。

Related Words

hurtful adjective

/ˈhɜːtfəl/ /ˈhɜrtfəl/

伤人的，有害的。

"Her hurtful words made him cry. "

她伤人的话让他哭了。

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

prayer noun

/pɹɛə(ɹ)/ /pɹɛɚ/ /ˈpɹeɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹeɪəɹ/

祈祷，祷告。

"Before starting her math homework, Sarah offered a prayer for understanding. "

在开始做数学作业前，萨拉默默地做了一个祷告，祈求自己能理解题目。

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

their pronoun

/ðeər/

他们的

"They brought their books with them."

他们带了他们的书。

calamitous adjective

/kəˈlæmɪtəs/

灾难性的，灾害性的

"The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone."

这座城市遭受了一场灾难性的飓风袭击。

neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

邻居，街坊。

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

我的邻居养了两只吵闹的猫。

began verb

/bɪˈɡæn/

开始，起始，着手

"I began playing the piano at the age of five. Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation."

我五岁的时候就开始弹钢琴了。既然大家都到了，我们应该开始演示了。

parties noun

/ˈpɑːtiz/ /ˈpɑɹtiz/

当事人，一方。

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

合同规定甲方应当支付这笔费用。

enraged verb

/ɪnˈɹeɪd͡ʒd/

激怒，使...震怒

"The bad news about the project's delay enraged the team leader. "

关于项目延误的坏消息使团队负责人勃然大怒。

terrible adjective

/ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/

可怕，糟糕。

"The witch gave him a terrible curse."

那巫婆给了他一个可怕的诅咒。

storm noun

/stɔːm/ /stɔɹm/

暴风雨，风暴

"The sudden storm flooded the streets, making it impossible to get to school on time. "

突如其来的暴风雨淹没了街道，让人根本无法按时上学。