sick
adj
noun
verb
sɪk
adj
1
ILL
生病的
suffering
from
a
disease
or
illness
[尤美] 有病的,患病的
especially AmE AmE BrE AmE
His
mother’s
very
sick.
他母亲病得很重。
Maria
can’t
come
in
today
because
she’s
sick.
玛丽亚今天生病不能来了。
a
sick
child
生病的孩子
a
sick
animal
患病的动物
[+
with
]
I
have
been
sick
with
flu.
我感冒了。
get
sick
(become
ill)
AmE
【美】
生病,患病
At
the
last
minute
I
got
sick
and
couldn’t
go.
我在最后一刻病倒,不能去了。
be
off
sick
Two
of
his
employees
were
out
sick.
他的两名员工因病没来上班。
I
was
off
sick
for
four
days
with
the
flu.
我因得流感休了四天病假。
phone/ring/call
in
sick
(phone
to
say
you
are
not
coming
to
work
because
you
are
ill)
打电话请病假
He
was
upset
because
it
was
the
first
day
of
the
sale
and
Astrid
had
called
in
sick.
他很生气,因为那是大减价的第一天,阿斯特丽德却打电话来请了病假。
What
will
happen
to
the
business
if
you
fall
sick
(=become
ill)
or
die?
假如你生病或是去世了,这公司会怎么样?
He
took
sick
(=became
ill)
and
died
a
week
later.
他病倒后一周就去世了。
Pete’s
at
home
in
bed,
sick
as
a
dog
(=very
sick)
.
皮特卧床在家,病得很重。
2
be sick
if
you
are
sick,
the
food
in
your
stomach
comes
up
through
your
mouth
呕吐;
I
think
I’m
going
to
be
sick.
我觉得自己快要吐了。
He
dashed
to
the
bathroom
and
was
sick
again.
他冲进卫生间,又吐了。
The
cat’s
been
sick
on
the
carpet.
那只猫吐在地毯上了。
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。
3
feel sick be/feel sick to your stomach
also
又作
to
feel
as
if
you
are
going
to
VOMIT
反胃,恶心,作呕
AmE
As
soon
as
the
ship
started
moving
I
began
to
feel
sick.
轮船一开动,我就感到恶心了。
[+
with
]
Mary
felt
sick
with
fear.
玛丽害怕得直恶心。
She
began
to
shiver,
feeling
sick
to
her
stomach
.
她开始颤抖起来,感到直反胃。
Virginia
had
a
sick
feeling
in
her
stomach.
弗吉尼娅胃里有恶心的感觉。
4
make me/you sick
a.
to
make
you
feel
very
angry
b.
to
make
someone
feel
jealous
–
used
humorously
令我/你眼红〔幽默用法〕
spoken
People
like
you
make
me
sick!
像你这样的人真叫我生气!
You
make
me
sick
with
your
‘expenses
paid’
holidays!
你有公费度假,真叫我眼红啊!
5
make sb/yourself sick
a.
if
something
makes
you
sick,
it
makes
you
bring
food
up
from
your
stomach
through
your
mouth
b.
if
you
make
yourself
sick,
you
do
something
to
bring
food
up
from
your
stomach
through
your
mouth
让自己呕吐
BrE
The
smell
of
blood
made
him
sick.
血腥味使他吐了。
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!
你再吃的话会吐的!
6
be sick (and tired) of (doing) sth be sick to death of sth
also
又作
to
be
angry
or
bored
with
something
that
has
been
happening
for
a
long
time
[口] 对某事物感到厌烦 (厌倦 )
spoken
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。
7
be worried sick/be sick with worry
to
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!
8
STRANGE/CRUEL
反常的/残酷的
a.
someone
who
is
sick
does
things
that
are
strange
and
cruel,
and
seems
mentally
ill
b.
sick
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
keep
getting
obscene
phone
calls
from
some
sick
pervert.
我老是收到某个性变态的家伙打来的下流电话。
You’re
sick!
你变态!
a
sick
mind
病态的心理
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!
9
sick at heart
very
unhappy,
upset,
or
disappointed
about
something
[文] 很不愉快的; 很难过的; 很失望的
literary
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。
10
sick as a parrot
10.
BrE
spoken
extremely
disappointed
–
used
humorously
[英,口] 极为失望的〔幽默用法〕
11
used
by
young
people
to
say
that
something
is
very
impressive
and
they
admire
it
a
lot
[英,口] 酷,棒〔年轻人用语,表示某物令人赞叹〕
not before noun 不用于名词前 | BrE spoken
12
sick be sick feel sick
In
British
English,
is
usually
used
in
the
expressions
(=have
the
food
in
your
stomach
come
up
through
your
mouth)
and
(=feel
as
if
this
is
going
to
happen).
英国英语中,
sick
一般用在 be sick 和 feel sick 等短语中
Someone
had
been
sick
on
the
floor.
有人吐在地板上了。
Stop
it,
I
feel
sick!
停下来,我想吐!
13
throws up Throw up
In
American
English,
you
say
that
someone
.
is
also
used
in
British
English
but
is
fairly
informal.
美国英语中则是说 throw up。 英国英语中也说 throw up,但很不正式。
14
Vomit
is
a
fairly
formal
way
to
say
‘throw
up’.
vomit
是相当正式的一种说法,意同 throw up。
15
ill sick
If
someone
has
an
illness
or
disease,
you
usually
say
that
they
are
in
British
English,
and
in
American
English.
“生病”在英国英语中一般说 ill,美国英语中说 sick
BrE AmE
16
ill
In
American
English,
suggests
you
have
a
more
serious
disease,
from
which
you
may
not
recover.
美国英语中,ill
表示比较严重、也许是不能康复的疾病。
17
not well
If
someone
is
slightly
ill,
you
often
say
in
British
English
that
they
are
.
如果某人病得不重,英国英语中一般说 not well
I
won’t
come
out
–
I’m
not
very
well.
我不出去了,我不太舒服。
18
Unwell
is
a
more
formal
word
for
‘ill’
or
‘sick’.
unwell是较为正式的说法,意同 ill 或 sick。
noun
19
the sick
people
who
are
ill
病人
The
sick
and
wounded
were
allowed
to
go
free.
伤病员获得释放。
20
VOMIT
[英,非正式] 呕吐物
U | BrE informal
The
phone
box
smelt
of
sick.
电话亭里有一股呕吐物的气味。
verb
21
to
bring
up
food
from
your
stomach
–
used
especially
of
children
[英,非正式] 呕吐〔尤指孩子〕;
AmE
Ruth
had
frequently
sicked
up
her
bottle
milk.
露思喝瓶装奶时常吐出来。