单词详解

  adj.

A. 病的，有病的， 患……病的 (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
He looked after his sick wife for five years. 他照顾她的病妻五年。

   The sick child should be sent to the hospital at once. 应该立即将生病的孩子送到医院。

B. 想呕吐的，恶心的 (feeling nausea, feeling about to vomit)
She felt sick at the sight of the dead rat. 她一见那只死老鼠就感到恶心。

I was sick in the car yesterday. 昨天我晕车了。

C. 对……厌烦的 [(+of)] (having a strong distaste from surfeit)
I’m sick of mother’s chatter. 我已经听厌了母亲的唠叨。

D. 渴望的，怀念的 [(+for)]  (deeply affected by a strong feeling)
When studying abroad I was often sick for my home.
我在留学期间常常苦苦想家。

相关词组

1. be sick of 对……厌倦

  I’m sick of waiting around like this. 我讨厌透了像这样在一旁等着。

2. feel sick 感到恶心　

  She felt a little sick after she took the medicine. 吃完药后她感觉有点恶心。

相关单词

  比较级：sicker

最高级：sickest

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词语辨析：ill, sick

ill, sick

作形容词时，都有“生病的”意思。

ill: 表示“生病”时，通常作表语，不可作定语。在美国，ill用作表语时可与sick换用。

sick: 作“生病”解时，既可作表语，也可作定语。在英国，sick作表语，不指生病，而

指“恶心、呕吐”。

词语详解

1. ill: 表示“生病”时，通常作表语，不可作定语。在美国，ill用作表语时可与sick换用。

  I was told that Tom was ill in hospital 我听说汤姆生病住院了。

2. sick: 作“生病”解时，既可作表语，也可作定语。在英国，sick作表语，不指生病，而

  指“恶心、呕吐”。

You’ll be sick if you eat any more of that candy. 如果你再吃那种糖果，就会感到恶心的。