sicken

verb

/ˈsɪkən/

(British English)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sicken	/ˈsɪkən/ /ˈsɪkən/
he / she / it sickens	/ˈsɪkənz/ /ˈsɪkənz/
past simple sickened	/ˈsɪkənd/ /ˈsɪkənd/
past participle sickened	/ˈsɪkənd/ /ˈsɪkənd/
-ing form sickening	/ˈsɪkənɪŋ/ /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/

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[transitive] sicken somebody to make somebody feel very shocked and angry使大为震惊；使愤怒 synonym disgust, nauseate (2)
- Reading the report of the attack sickened him.阅读袭击报告使他感到恶心。
- The public is becoming sickened by these pictures of violence and death.公众对这些暴力和死亡的画面越来越反感。
[intransitive] to become ill患病；生病
- (old-fashioned) The baby sickened and died before his first birthday.婴儿没过周岁就病死了。
- (British English) Faye hasn't eaten all day—she must be sickening for something.费伊一天没吃饭了，她一定是哪儿不舒服了。
Topics Illnessc2