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physically or mentally ill （身体或精神）生病的，有病的 a sick child 生病的孩子 a sick relative/patient 生病的亲戚/病人 Her mother's very sick. 她母亲病得很厉害。 Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks. 彼得因病两周没上班了。 Emma has just called in sick (= phoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). 埃玛刚才打电话来请病假了。 - (British English)
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. 去年英国工人的病假天数创下了纪录。 - (North American English)
I can't afford to get sick (= become ill). 我病不起。 They became sick after eating contaminated food. 他们在吃了受污染的食物后生病了。 I have been sick in bed since you left. 自从你离开后，我一直卧病在床。 She was sick with the flu. 她患了流感。 Many people were sick from diseases caused by pollution. 许多人因污染引起的疾病而生病。
Collocations IllnessesIllnesses 疾病 Becoming ill 生病 - catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病 - get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛 - come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
得了感冒／流感 - contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病 - be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染 - develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状 - have a heart attack/a stroke
心脏病／中风发作 - provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
引起／产生过敏反应 - block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
使血管阻塞／破裂 - damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱
Being ill 病了 - feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
发烧 - have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧 - suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱 - be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息 - nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
调治感冒／头痛／宿醉 - battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒
Treatments 治疗 - examine a patient
给病人做检查 - diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
诊断疾病 - be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症 - prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素 - treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克 - have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗 - have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光 - cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人 - prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害 - be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗 - enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
增加对疾病的免疫力
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessa1Don't ask a babysitter to look after a sick child. 不要请临时保姆照看生病的孩子。 The house has accommodation for up to 60 chronically sick or disabled residents. 这所房子最多可容纳60 名长期病患或残疾人。 She was sick with cancer. 她患了癌症。 She was afraid she would get sick if she stayed in that place any longer. 她担心再在那个地方待下去会生病。 The workers got sick from radiation exposure. 工人们因受到辐射而患病。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
- …
- chronically
- desperately
- extremely
- …
- from
- with
- be off sick
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feeling that you want to vomit 想呕吐；恶心 Mum, I feel sick! 妈，我想吐！ If you eat any more cake you'll make yourself sick. 你要是再吃蛋糕，就该吐了。 a sick feeling in your stomach 反胃的感觉
Extra ExamplesIf you eat all that chocolate it'll make you sick. 如果你把那些巧克力都吃了，你会恶心的。 Whenever I think about my exams I feel physically sick. 我一想到考试就身体不适，想吐。 Laura felt almost sick with embarrassment. 劳拉尴尬得几乎想吐。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- horribly
- very
- violently
- …
- with
- be as sick as a dog
- sick to your stomach
(in compounds 构成复合词 feeling sick as a result of travelling on a ship, plane, etc. 晕船；晕机；晕车 seasick 晕船 airsick 晕机 carsick 晕车 travel-sick 旅行晕眩的
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bored with or annoyed about something that has been happening for a long time, and wanting it to stop （对…）厌倦的，厌烦的，厌恶的 - sick of somebody/something
I'm sick of the way you've treated me. 你对待我的那一套我都厌倦了。 I'm sick and tired of your moaning. 你的牢骚我都听腻了。 I'm sick to death of all of you! 你们全都烦死人了！ We are getting heartily sick of your attitude. 我们非常讨厌你的态度。 - sick of doing something
We're sick of waiting around like this. 这么等来等去，我们感到很腻味。 I am sick of hearing about them and their wedding. 我厌倦了听到他们和他们的婚礼。 - sick of somebody doing something
I'm so sick of him whining about how hard his job is. 我讨厌他抱怨他的工作有多难。
Extra ExamplesHe was getting heartily sick of all the false sympathy. 所有这些假惺惺的同情让他反感。 I'm getting sick of all these delays. 这样拖来拖去，我开始感到厌烦了。 I'm getting sick of you leaving things in a mess. 我越来越讨厌你把东西弄得乱七八糟。 She was getting a bit sick of his moaning. 她对他哼哼叽叽的抱怨有点厌烦了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- heartily
- really
- absolutely
- …
- of
- sick and tired of something
- sick to the back teeth of something
- sick to death of something
- …
- sick of somebody/something
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(especially of humour 尤指幽默 dealing with physical or mental pain, disease or death in a cruel way that some people think is offensive 令人毛骨悚然的；可怕的；残酷的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- sick in the head
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getting pleasure from doing strange or cruel things 变态的；病态的 a sick mind 变态的心理 People think I'm sick for having a rat as a pet. 人们认为我养只耗子当宠物是变态。 We live in a sick society. 我们生活在一个病态的社会里。
Extra ExamplesWhoever started the fire must be sick in the head. 放火的人肯定是脑子有病。 You're really sick, you know that? 你真的很变态，你知道吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- sick in the head
- (slang)
very good, a lot of fun, etc. 非常棒；极好玩 I love that song—it’s sick! 我非常喜欢那首歌，它棒极了！
see also homesick, lovesick
ill患病
wanting to vomit想呕吐
-sick不适
bored厌倦
cruel/strange残酷；古怪
good好
Word OriginOld English sēoc ‘affected by illness’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziek and German siech.
Idioms
be sick
be worried sick; be sick with worry
fall sick
(also old-fashioned take sick)
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to become sick 患病；生病 A week later he fell sick and died. 一周后，他生病去世了。 He fell sick with yellow fever. 他患了黄热病。
make somebody sick
to make somebody angry or full of horror 使厌恶；使反感
(as) sick as a dog
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feeling very sick; vomiting a lot 病得很重；呕吐得厉害
(as) sick as a parrot
- (British English, humorous)
very disappointed 大失所望
sick at heart
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very unhappy or disappointed 十分不快；非常失望
sick to your stomach
feeling very angry or worried 非常生气；非常担心 feeling that you want to vomit 想呕吐；恶心