vt. 诅咒

[ verb ]
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
<verb.communication> anathemise anathemize bedamn curse damn imprecate maledict
The bad witch cursed the child

Beshrew \Be*shrew"\, v. t.
To curse; to execrate.

Beshrew me, but I love her heartily. --Shak.

Note: Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far
from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay
even with some tenderness. --Schmidt.