You’ll be sick if you eat any more of that chocolate!
如果你再吃一口那巧克力,你会吐的!
I was violently sick (=suddenly and severely sick) the last time I ate prawns.
我上次吃了大虾后吐得很厉害。
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be sick• I think I'm going to be sick.• For once, she got to be sick.• I am sick and weary of all this business.• But Aeschylus too was sick at heart.• And I was sick just two days ago.• TeacherMiss - Student Miss Poll's dollwas sick, sick, sick.• He was sick to his stomach.• If a catis sick we should always take veterinaryadvice.• It was hard to be sick when I was sick, if you know what I mean.
3feel sick (also be/feel sick to your stomachAmerican EnglishAmE)SICK/VOMIT to feel as if you are going to vomit 反胃,恶心,作呕
As soon as the ship started moving I began to feel sick.
feel sick• I looked at the picture and felt sick.• We crossed the street, I felt sick.• When he heard the girls were dead he felt sick.• We'd only been in the car two minutes when David said he felt sick.• He is talking directly to us and we do feel sick.• He felt good and then felt sick about the way he had pissed him off on the phone like that.• I felt sick after I ate all that candy.• I feel sick, and we still have a few minutes left.• Sometimes after I watch a match, I feel sick because of it.• He developed a severeheadache and felt very sick by day three.• It smears my file, and I feel sick every time I look at it.• If you feel sick, there's the bowl, okay?• I had no urge to smoke when I was pregnant. It made me feel sick to my stomach.• When I was pregnant, the smell of coffee made me feel sick to my stomach.
4make me/you sickspoken
a)ANGRYto make you feel very angry 令我/你非常气愤
People like you make me sick!
像你这样的人真叫我生气!
b)JEALOUSANGRYto make you feel jealous – used humorously 令我/你眼红〔幽默用法〕
You make me sick with your ‘expenses paid’ holidays!
你有公费度假,真叫我眼红啊!
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make me/you sick• He's so cute it makes me sick.• Another helping will make you sick.• Finally, the very thought of one more sweet and stickymouthful would make him sick.• He said riding in the ambulancemade him sick.• I was too young to exercise my intellectual force to demolishprejudices that made me sick.• It was the suspense that was making me sick.• The shocking stills above are from the 1992 film and show the Ally McBeal starmaking herself sick after a binge.• But it made me sick and dizzy, so I didn't take it.• It's enough to make you sick, the way they treat old people.• It made you sick to your stomach.
5make somebody/yourself sickBritish EnglishBrE
a)if something makes you sick, it makes you bring food up from your stomach through your mouth 使某人/自己呕吐
The smell of blood made him sick.
血腥味使他吐了。
b)if you make yourself sick, you do something to bring food up from your stomach through your mouth 让自己呕吐
I’ve never been able to make myself sick.
我从来就没让自己吐过。
You’ll make yourself sick if you eat any more!
你再吃的话就会吐的!
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make somebody/yourself sick• Finally, the very thought of one more sweet and stickymouthful would make him sick.• I was too young to exercise my intellectualforce to demolishprejudices that made me sick.• Shortly afterwards she made herself sick.• Still, for a long time, Helen would not, which they both thought would make her sick.• It makes you so sick that you lose the baby.• It made him sick to go to Horatia's bed, but he hadn't shirked the task.• To be honest, it made me sick to my stomach.• It makes you sick, you know.
6be sick (and tired) of (doing) something (also be sick to death of (doing) something)FED UP spoken to be angry or bored with something that has been happening for a long time 对某事感到厌烦[厌倦]
I’m sick and tired of your excuses.
你的借口我都听厌了。
I am sick of working for other people.
我厌倦了为别人打工。
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be sick (and tired) of (doing) something• I was sick of concealments - those retentions of his.• I was sick of following baseball through the abbreviated box scores of the internationalHeraldTribune.• No one, knowing the Patriarch, could doubt that, after a day of his voice, Zacco was sick of him.• Gad, I was sick and tired of life.• We are sick and tired of the proliferation of guns.• I think the archivist who helped me is sick of the sight of me by now.• People were sick of the war.• When we first started we were sick of the way many groups would adopt a coolpersona for interviews.
7be worried sick/be sick with worryWORRIEDto be extremely worried 极为担心
Why didn’t you tell me you were coming home late? I’ve been worried sick!
你为什么不告诉我你要晚回家?我担心死了!
8strange/cruel 反常的/残酷的
a)STRANGEsomeone who is sick does things that are strange and cruel, and seems mentally ill 〔人〕变态的,病态的
I keep getting obscene phone calls from some sick pervert.
我老是收到某个变态狂打来的下流电话。
You’re sick!
你变态!
a sick mind
病态的心理
b)CRUELsick stories, jokes etc deal with death and suffering in a cruel or unpleasant way 〔故事、笑话等〕残忍的,残酷的,可怖的
I don’t want to hear any of your sick jokes, thank you.
我可不想再听你那些吓人的笑话,多谢了。
That’s really sick!
那真是恐怖!
9sick at heartliteraryUPSET very unhappy, upset, or disappointed about something 很不愉快的;很难过的;很失望的
I was sick at heart to think that I would never see the place again.
想到再也见不到这个地方时,我心中充满了忧伤。
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sick at heart• All the cruelty and injustice made her sick at heart.• But Aeschylus too was sick at heart.• He struggles against it, he rejects it, he grows sick at heart.• I was alone, dry of mouth, sick at heart.• She turned away, feeling sick at heart, even though she knew she should be glad.• They were sick at heart, weak in the bones.
10.sick as a parrotBritish EnglishBrE spokenDISAPPOINTED extremely disappointed – used humorously 极为失望的〔幽默用法〕
11.[not before noun]British EnglishBrE spoken used by young people to say that something is very impressive and they admire it a lot 酷,棒〔年轻人用语,表示某物令人赞叹〕
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verbs
get sick (=become ill)
The boy got sick, and he just got worse and worse.
fall/take sick formal (=become ill, especially with something serious or that will last a long time)
He fell sick and died within a matter of weeks.
be off sickBritish EnglishBrE, be out sickAmerican EnglishAmE (=be away from work or school because you are ill)
Half my staff were off sick.
call/phone/ring in sick (=phone to say you are not coming in to work because you are ill)
I could have called in sick, but I knew you needed this report.
sick + NOUN
sick leave (=time that you can stay away from work because you are ill)
He returned to duty after two months’ sick leave.
sick pay (=money paid to an employee who is too ill to work)
Only full-time employees got sick pay.
somebody's sick bed (=the bed where a sick person is lying)
He left his sick bed to play in the game.
the sick room (=the room where a sick person is)
She had spent the last hour in her mother’s sick room.
the sick bay (=a room where there are beds for people who are sick, for example on a ship or in a school)
I was confined to the ship's sick bay until we arrived back in Liverpool.
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sick• Nall should have kept bringing the time down herself, but she got sick.• Where's Mary today? I hope she's not sick again.• But they also can't develop if people are sick and illiterate.• I get travelsick, anyway.• So the family rule about illness, as Carrie Semple experienced it, was that the best child was a sick child.• I'm sorry I didn't reply to your e-mail. I was in bedsick for a couple of days.• I was very sick for twenty-four hours, and Michael was coping with everything.• Is this somebody's idea of a sick joke?• One of the suspect's neighbors described him as "a very sick man."• Sheila spent months looking after her sickmother.• Miguel was sick of being part of a machine that was eating up the city and spitting out the bones.• Gary phoned to say that he's off sick today.• We were dirty, hungry, cold and sick with exhaustion.• GrantHill played despite being sick with the flu for the past ten days.
get sick• Actually, no matter what happens to the business cycle, people will continue to eat and to get sick.• I never used to, that was one thing I was really lucky, I never got sick.• I think about getting sick all of the time.• Well, the boygot sick, and he just got worse and worse.• Humans don't necessarily get sick from eating carrion.• If you get sick, however, people will love you again.• I was getting sick of hearing it.• I mean I would think that she would get sick of it.
the sick• At that time there were no state benefits for the old and the sick.• She devoted herself to the care of the sick and poor.• terriblewartimephotographs of the sick and the dying
1sick something ↔ upphrasal verbphr vBritish EnglishBrE informalSICK/VOMITto bring up food from your stomach – used especially of children 〔尤指孩子〕呕吐SYN American English vomit up
the sickADJECTIVE | VERB + THE SICK | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤chronic, long-term (both especially BrE) 慢性病患者;久病患者VERB + THE SICK➤visit探視病人▸➤aid, care for, comfort, help, look after, minister to, nurse, take care of, tend幫助患者;照顧病人;撫慰患者;伺候病人;護理病人◇workers who are caring for the sick and elderly照顧病人及老人的護工➤treat治療病人▸➤cure, heal治瘉病人◇the Church's mission to preach the gospel and heal the sick教會宣揚教義和治病救人的使命➤pray for為病人祈禱PHRASES➤the sick and wounded傷病員◇The sick and wounded were evacuated from the war zone.傷病員從戰區撤了出來。sick
adjective¹
1not well生病➡ see also illVERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, look有病;看上去病了▸➤become, fall (formal) , get (especially NAmE) 染病;患病;得病◇He fell sick with yellow fever.他患了黃熱病。◇She was afraid she would get sick if she stayed in that place any longer.她擔心再在那個地方待下去會生病。ADVERB➤chronically, desperately, extremely, seriously, terribly, very長期患病;病重;病危;病入膏肓◇The home has 20 chronically sick and disabled residents.這個休養所住着 20 名慢性病患者和殘疾人。◇a very sick woman in the next bed鄰牀一位病重的女子➤mentally患精神病PREPOSITION➤from因⋯患病◇The workers got sick from radiation exposure.工人們因受到輻射而患病。➤with患⋯病◇She was sick with cancer.她患了癌症。PHRASES➤be off sick因病缺勤◇John's not in the office today. He's off sick.約翰今天沒來上班,請了病假。sick
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2 (especially BrE) wanting to vomit惡心VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look惡心;感到作嘔;看上去令人反胃◇I was sick three times in the night.夜裏我 3 次感到惡心想吐。◇Dad, I feel sick!爸爸,我想吐!➤get想吐◇I get sick if I sit in the back seat.如果坐在後座,我會暈。➤make sb令某人惡心◇If you eat all that chocolate it'll make you sick.如果你把那些巧克力都吃了,你會惡心的。ADVERB➤horribly, very, violently特別惡心;非常惡心◇He leaned sideways and was violently sick.他側靠着身子,惡心得厲害。➤almost幾乎要吐▸➤continually一直感到惡心▸➤physically極惡心◇Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就惡心得想吐。PREPOSITION➤with因⋯而惡心◇Laura felt almost sick with embarrassment.勞拉尷尬得幾乎想吐。PHRASES➤be as sick as a dog嘔吐得厲害▸➤sick to your stomach (NAmE) 惡心◇I feel sick to my stomach just thinking about it.一想到這事我就覺得直反胃。sick
adjective³
3bored/disgusted/annoyed厭倦;厭惡;生氣VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be厭倦▸➤become, get變得厭煩◇I'm getting sick of all these delays.這樣拖來拖去,我開始感到厭煩了。➤make sb使某人厭惡◇Her attitude makes me sick.她的態度讓我厭惡。ADVERB➤heartily, really非常膩煩◇He was getting heartily sick of all the false sympathy.所有這些假惺惺的同情讓他反感。➤absolutely, thoroughly徹底厭倦▸➤a bit, a little, pretty, rather有點兒厭煩;相當膩煩◇She was getting a little sick of his moaning.她對他哼哼唧唧的抱怨有點兒厭煩了。PREPOSITION➤of厭惡◇I'm getting sick of you leaving things in a mess.我越來越討厭你把東西弄得亂七八糟。PHRASES➤sick and tired of sth, sick to the back teeth of sth, sick to death of sth十分厭倦⋯;對⋯厭煩至極;對⋯討厭得要死▸➤(as) sick as a parrot (BrE) 大失所望sick
adjective⁴
4cruel/in bad taste殘酷;低俗VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, seem, sound病態;看起來變態;聽起來病態◇You're really sick, you know that?你真的很變態,你知道嗎?ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常變態PHRASES➤sick in the head腦子有病◇Whoever started the fire must be sick in the head.放火的人肯定是腦子有病。
sick adj. ⇨sick1 (a sick child)⇨sick2 (a sick feeling)⇨bored (sick of waiting)⇨be sick⇨vomitverbsick1
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a sick child生病的孩子a sick feeling in your stomach胃里恶心的感觉sick ♦︎ ill ♦︎ not (very) well ♦︎ bad ♦︎ ailing ♦︎ unwell ♦︎ unfit ♦︎ sickly ♦︎ unhealthyThese words all describe sb who is suffering from an illness or not in good health.这些词均表示生病的、不健康的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sick / ill / unwell with flu, a fever, etc.◆a sick / an ailing mother / father / parent / husband / wife◆sick / seriously ill / sickly / unhealthy children◆to look sick / ill / not (very) well / bad / unwell / sickly / unhealthy◆to feel ill / not (very) well / bad / unwell◆to become / get / fall sick / ill◆very sick / ill / unwell■sicksuffering from an illness; not feeling in good health生病的;有病的;不适的◆Her mother's very sick.她母亲病得很厉害。◆Don't ask a babysitter to look after a sick child.不要请临时保姆照看生病的孩子。◆Peter has been off sick(= away from work because he is sick).彼得因病没有上班。◆Emma has just called in sick(= phoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is sick).埃玛刚才打电话来请病假了。OPPwell ⇨ well see also sickness ⇨ illness, the sick ⇨ patient■ill [not usually before noun] (especially BrE) sick生病;有病;不适◆Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital.她父亲病情严重,住进了圣路加医院。◆Uncle Harry is terminally ill with cancer.哈里叔叔的癌症已到了晚期。◆ (BrE) We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal.我们俩饭后不久就都开始感到不舒服。OPPwell ⇨ well see also mentally ill ⇨ mentally ill, illness ⇨ disease, illness ⇨ illnessNOTE辨析 Sick or ill?In British English the more usual word is ill, especially when talking about serious illnesses.在英式英语中ill更常用,特别是表示重病时◆He is seriously sick in hospital.However, if you are talking about taking time off work because of illness, use sick.不过,表示请病假时要用sick◆Peter has been off ill.◆Emma has just called in ill.Also, ill is not usually used before a noun, unless it follows an adverb; in those cases, the noun is usually plural.另外,ill通常不用于名词前,除非前面有副词修饰,这时该名词通常为复数◆an ill child◆terminally ill children重病晚期的儿童In American English the usual word is sick; ill is more formal and is only used to talk about very serious illnesses. In British English the more usual meaning of sick is 'feeling that you want to vomit'.在美式英语中通常用sick,ill更正式些,且仅用来表示病得很重。在英式英语中sick更常表示“恶心、想呕吐”之义。 see also sick ⇨ sick2■not (very) wellsick/ill生病;有病;不适◆I wasn't feeling very well so I decided not to go to the concert.我感觉身体不太好,所以决定不去听音乐会了。◆ (especially BrE) I'm a bit worried-she's not well.我有点担心-她身体不好。ⓘ Not (very) well is mostly used when talking about less serious illnesses, especially when you don't know exactly what the problem is. In American English it is usually used with the verb feel. * not (very) well主要用来表示病得不太严重,特别是不知道是什么病的情况。在美式英语中该短语通常与动词feel连用。■bad (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) sick/ill有病;不舒服◆I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty bad.很抱歉,我觉得很不舒服。ⓘ In this meaning bad is always used after feel or look. * bad表达此义时总是用于feel或look之后。OPPgood ⇨ well■ailing (formal) ill and not improving有病的;体弱的◆She cares for her ailing father.她照料有病的父亲。■unwell ʌnˈwel [not before noun] (ratherformal) sick/ill生病;有病;不适◆She said she was feeling unwell and went home.她说感觉不适,就回家了。OPPwell ⇨ well■unfit ʌnˈfɪt [not usually before noun] (BrE) not in good physical condition; not fit, because you have not taken exercise健康状况欠佳;(因缺乏锻炼)身体状态差◆The captain is still unfit and will miss tonight's game.队长身体依然欠佳,将不参加今晚的比赛。◆I'm so unfit-I'm out of breath just from walking up the steps!我身体状况太差了-只爬了几个台阶就气喘吁吁的!ⓘ In both British and American English unfit can be used in the phrases unfit for sth and unfit to do sth meaning 'not capable of doing sth because of illness or injury'.在英式和美式英语中,unfit均可用于短语unfit for sth和unfit to do sth,表示因疾病或受伤而不能做某事◆He's still unfit for work.他还不宜工作。◆The company's doctor found that she was unfit to carry out her normal work.公司的医生认为,她不宜从事她平常的工作。OPPfit ⇨ well■sicklyoften ill; looking ill多病的;体质差的;有病容的◆He was a sickly child.他是个容易生病的孩子。◆She looked pale and sickly.她面色苍白,病恹恹的。OPPhealthy ⇨ well■unhealthy [not usually before noun] not in good health; showing a lack of good health不健康;虚弱◆They looked poor and unhealthy.他们看上去是贫病交加。OPPhealthy ⇨ well see also unhealthy ⇨ unhealthysick2
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a sick child生病的孩子a sick feeling in your stomach胃里恶心的感觉sick ♦︎ nauseous ♦︎ queasyThese words all describe people who feel as if they may vomit(= bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth).这些词均表示想呕吐、恶心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sick / nauseous / queasy with fear◆to feel sick / nauseous / queasy◆to make sb sick / nauseous / queasy◆a bit / a little / slightly / very sick / nauseous / queasy■sick [not usually before noun] feeling as if you may vomit想呕吐;恶心◆Whenever I think about my exams I feel physically sick.我一想到考试就身体不适,想吐。◆I had a sick feeling in my stomach.我胃里有恶心的感觉。ⓘ The suffix -sick is often used in compounds which mean feeling sick as a result of travelling.后缀-sick常用于构成复合词,表示乘车船等旅行时感到晕眩◆I was feeling seasick so I went up on deck for some fresh air.我觉得晕船了,于是到甲板上去呼吸点新鲜空气。◆airsick晕机◆carsick晕车◆travel sick旅行晕眩 see also be sick ⇨ vomit▸sickness
noun
[uncountable] ◆ (especially BrE) After a few minutes the sickness subsided.几分钟过后,恶心的感觉渐渐缓解了。■nauseous ˈnɔːziəs, ˈnɔːsiəs; NAmEˈnɔːʃəs [not usually before noun] (formal) feeling as if you may vomit恶心;想呕吐◆She felt dizzy and nauseous.她觉得头晕恶心。 see also nauseating ⇨ disgusting1▸nauseaˈnɔːziə, ˈnɔːsiə
noun
[uncountable] ◆A wave of nausea swept over me.我觉得一阵恶心。■queasyˈkwiːzi [not usually before noun] feeling slightly sick有点恶心;欲吐◆Travelling by boat makes me queasy.我乘船旅行会觉得恶心不适。