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curate1

noun
🔊/ˈkjʊərət/
🔊/ˈkjʊrət/
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  1. (in the Anglican Church圣公会) an assistant to a vicar（某教区的）助理牧师 (= a priest, who is in charge of the church or churches in a particular area)Topics Religion and festivalsc2, Jobsc2
Idioms
the/a curate’s egg
  1. (British English) something that has some good parts and some bad ones好坏兼有之物；瑕瑜互见之物
    • Their investment plan shows the familiar curate's egg pattern of some bits doing well and others doing badly.他们的投资计划显示了熟悉的策展人的鸡蛋模式，其中有些做得好，有些做得不好。
    CultureThe phrase comes from a cartoon in the British magazine Punch in 1895, in which a nervous young curate is having breakfast with a bishop. The bishop says 'I'm afraid you've got a bad egg there' and the curate, not wanting to upset the bishop, replies, 'Oh no, my Lord! … Parts of it are excellent!’

curate2

verb
🔊/kjʊəˈreɪt/
🔊/kjʊˈreɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they curate
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he / she / it curates
🔊/kjʊəˈreɪts/
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past simple curated
🔊/kjʊəˈreɪtɪd/
🔊/kjʊˈreɪtɪd/
past participle curated
🔊/kjʊəˈreɪtɪd/
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-ing form curating
🔊/kjʊəˈreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. curate something to select, organize and look after the objects or works of art in a museum or an art gallery, etc.管理（博物馆或美术馆的藏品）；策展
    • He curated the acclaimed ‘Africa’ exhibition at the museum last year.去年，他在博物馆策划了备受赞誉的“非洲”展览。
  2. curate something to collect, select and present information or items such as pictures, video, music, etc. for people to use or enjoy, using your professional or expert knowledge（尤在互联网上）精选并分享，策展（信息、图片、视频、音乐等）
    • I would definitely read a blog that was all curated content.我肯定会读一个所有精选内容的博客。
    • A UK rock band are curating the BBC's digital music station for a week.一支英国摇滚乐队在对英国广播公司的数字音乐台进行为期一周的内容策展。
    • This is a curated collection of articles to help you choose the right technology to further your business. 这是精选的文章集，可帮助您选择合适的技术来进一步发展您的业务。