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胃裏惡心的感覺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.這些詞均表示生病的、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;不適的◆Her mother's very sick.她母親病得很厲害。◆Don't ask a babysitter to look after a sick child.不要請臨時保姆照看生病的孩子。◆Peter has been off sick(= away from work because he is sick).彼得因病沒有上班。◆Emma has just called in sick(= phoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is sick).埃瑪剛才打電話來請病假了。OPPwell ⇨ well see also sickness ⇨ illness, the sick ⇨ patient■ill [not usually before noun] (especially BrE) sick生病;有病;不適◆Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital.她父親病情嚴重,住進了聖路加醫院。◆Uncle Harry is terminally ill with cancer.哈裏叔叔的癌症已到了晚期。◆ (BrE) We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal.我們倆飯後不久就都開始感到不舒服。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.在英式英語中ill更常用,特别是表示重病時◆He is seriously sick in hospital.However, if you are talking about taking time off work because of illness, use sick.不過,表示請病假時要用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通常不用於名詞前,除非前面有副詞修飾,這時該名詞通常爲複數◆an ill child◆terminally ill children重病晚期的兒童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'.在美式英語中通常用sick,ill更正式些,且僅用來表示病得很重。在英式英語中sick更常表示“惡心、想嘔吐”之義。 see also sick ⇨ sick2■not (very) wellsick/ill生病;有病;不適◆I wasn't feeling very well so I decided not to go to the concert.我感覺身體不太好,所以決定不去聽音樂會了。◆ (especially BrE) I'm a bit worried-she's not well.我有點擔心-她身體不好。ⓘ 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主要用來表示病得不太嚴重,特别是不知道是什麽病的情況。在美式英語中該短語通常與動詞feel連用。■bad (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) sick/ill有病;不舒服◆I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty bad.很抱歉,我覺得很不舒服。ⓘ In this meaning bad is always used after feel or look. * bad表達此義時總是用於feel或look之後。OPPgood ⇨ well■ailing (formal) ill and not improving有病的;體弱的◆She cares for her ailing father.她照料有病的父親。■unwell ʌnˈwel [not before noun] (ratherformal) sick/ill生病;有病;不適◆She said she was feeling unwell and went home.她說感覺不適,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健康狀況欠佳;(因缺乏鍛煉)身體狀態差◆The captain is still unfit and will miss tonight's game.隊長身體依然欠佳,將不參加今晚的比賽。◆I'm so unfit-I'm out of breath just from walking up the steps!我身體狀況太差了-只爬了幾個台階就氣喘籲籲的!ⓘ 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'.在英式和美式英語中,unfit均可用於短語unfit for sth和unfit to do sth,表示因疾病或受傷而不能做某事◆He's still unfit for work.他還不宜工作。◆The company's doctor found that she was unfit to carry out her normal work.公司的醫生認爲,她不宜從事她平常的工作。OPPfit ⇨ well■sicklyoften ill; looking ill多病的;體質差的;有病容的◆He was a sickly child.他是個容易生病的孩子。◆She looked pale and sickly.她面色蒼白,病恹恹的。OPPhealthy ⇨ well■unhealthy [not usually before noun] not in good health; showing a lack of good health不健康;虛弱◆They looked poor and unhealthy.他們看上去是貧病交加。OPPhealthy ⇨ well see also unhealthy ⇨ unhealthysick2
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a sick child生病的孩子a sick feeling in your stomach胃裏惡心的感覺sick ♦︎ nauseous ♦︎ queasyThese words all describe people who feel as if they may vomit(= bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth).這些詞均表示想嘔吐、惡心。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想嘔吐;惡心◆Whenever I think about my exams I feel physically sick.我一想到考試就身體不適,想吐。◆I had a sick feeling in my stomach.我胃裏有惡心的感覺。ⓘ The suffix -sick is often used in compounds which mean feeling sick as a result of travelling.後綴-sick常用於構成複合詞,表示乘車船等旅行時感到暈眩◆I was feeling seasick so I went up on deck for some fresh air.我覺得暈船了,於是到甲板上去呼吸點新鮮空氣。◆airsick暈機◆carsick暈車◆travel sick旅行暈眩 see also be sick ⇨ vomit▸sickness
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[uncountable] ◆ (especially BrE) After a few minutes the sickness subsided.幾分鐘過後,惡心的感覺漸漸緩解了。■nauseous ˈnɔːziəs, ˈnɔːsiəs; NAmEˈnɔːʃəs [not usually before noun] (formal) feeling as if you may vomit惡心;想嘔吐◆She felt dizzy and nauseous.她覺得頭暈惡心。 see also nauseating ⇨ disgusting1▸nauseaˈnɔːziə, ˈnɔːsiə
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[uncountable] ◆A wave of nausea swept over me.我覺得一陣惡心。■queasyˈkwiːzi [not usually before noun] feeling slightly sick有點惡心;欲吐◆Travelling by boat makes me queasy.我乘船旅行會覺得惡心不適。