英语词汇“sickly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (adjective) in the sense of unhealthy

Definition

weak and unhealthy

He had been a sickly child.

Synonyms

unhealthy

a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion

weak

I was too weak to move my arms and legs.

delicate

He was a physically delicate child.

ailing

I stopped working to care for my ailing mother.

feeble

While I was ill I was too feeble to even stand.

infirm

my infirm husband

in poor health

indisposed

The speaker was regrettably indisposed.

2 (adjective) in the sense of pale

Definition

(of a person) looking pale and unwell

his pale, sickly face and woebegone expression

Synonyms

pale

She looked pale and tired.

washed out

She tried to hide her washed-out face behind large, dark glasses.

wan

He looked wan and tired.

pasty

My complexion remained pale and pasty.

bloodless

Her face was grey and bloodless.

pallid

His thin, pallid face broke into a smile.

sallow

His face was sallow and shiny with sweat.

ashen-faced

waxen

His skin was waxen and pale and his eyes were sunken.

peaky

Are you feeling all right? You look a little peaky.

3 (adjective) in the sense of nauseating

Definition

unpleasant to smell, taste, or look at

the sickly smell of rum

Synonyms

nauseating

the nauseating smell of rotting garbage

revolting (informal)

The smell in the cell was revolting.

cloying

The film is sentimental but rarely cloying.

icky (informal)

4 (adjective) in the sense of sentimental

Definition

showing excessive emotion in a weak and rather pathetic way

a sickly sequel to the flimsy series

Synonyms

sentimental

It's a very sentimental play.

romantic

They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two.

sloppy (informal)

some sloppy love-story

corny (slang)

a corny old love song

cheesy (informal)

mushy (informal)

Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental.

weepy (informal)

slushy (informal)

mawkish

a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending

tear-jerking (informal)

schmaltzy (slang)

A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one!

gushy (informal)

5 (adjective) in the sense of insipid

Wallpapers are too often designed in sickly pastel shades.

Synonyms

insipid

She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her.

They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw.

pale

a pale blue dress

washed out

a washed-out blue denim jacket

colourless

Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.

faint

milky

A milky mist filled the valley.

light-coloured

whitish

单词	sickly
释义	Trends of sickly View usage for: sickly (sɪkli) Word forms: comparative sicklier, superlative sickliest 1. adjective A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. He had been a sickly child. Synonyms: unhealthy, weak, delicate, ailing More Synonyms of sickly 2. adjective A sickly smell or taste is unpleasant and makes you feel slightly sick, often because it is extremely sweet. ...the sickly smell of rum. Synonyms: nauseating, revolting [informal], cloying, icky [informal] More Synonyms of sickly 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A sickly colour or light is unpleasantly pale or weak. Wallpapers for children too often come only in sickly pastel shades. Synonyms: insipid, pale, washed out, colourless More Synonyms of sickly More Synonyms of sickly sickly in British English (ˈsɪklɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -lier or -liest 1. disposed to frequent ailments; not healthy; weak 2. of, relating to, or caused by sickness 3. (of a smell, taste, etc) causing revulsion or nausea 4. (of light or colour) faint or feeble 5. mawkish; insipid sickly affectation adverb 6. in a sick or sickly manner Derived forms sickliness (ˈsickliness) noun sickly in American English (ˈsɪkli) adjectiveWord forms: ˈsicklier or ˈsickliest 1. in poor health; chronically sick or prone to sickness; not strong or robust 2. of or produced by sickness a sickly pallor 3. characterized by the prevalence of disease or sickness; unhealthful 4. sickening; nauseating a sickly odor 5. faint; feeble a sickly light 6. weak; mawkish a sickly smile adverbWord forms: ˈsicklier or ˈsickliest 7. in a sick manner : also ˈsicklily (ˈsɪkləli) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsicklied or ˈsicklying 8. to make sickly, as in color Derived forms sickliness (ˈsickliness) noun Word origin ME sekly Examples of 'sickly' in a sentence sickly They often look sickly in winter but recover in spring. The Sun (2013) His eyes were closed and his face a sickly pale colour. The Sun (2014) The wind carried the sickly smell of burnt flesh and the chemical smell of the fires. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Some of the boxes only contained body parts and there was a sickly smell. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Anything that looks as though you've worked on it feels almost sickly. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Their skin is sickly pale, their eyes restless. Times, Sunday Times (2007) For instance, young seen as being sickly or weak may be abandoned or killed. The Sun (2011) A sickly smell wafted through the house. The Sun (2014) They often just turn sickly. The Sun (2006) A rare example of the sickly British economy outperforming its peers below the equator. Times, Sunday Times (2012) APRIL'I would avoid pastel tones as that is likely to make her look pale and sickly. The Sun (2016) But we don't see sickly animals, and they could be dying out at sea. Times, Sunday Times (2008) When it struck a herd, up to 90 per cent died and the surviving animals became sickly and unproductive. Times, Sunday Times (2010) All life had drained out of his face but it had been left, not sickly or feeble, but hard and dark like carved stone. Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995) In other languages sickly British English: sickly ADJECTIVE A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. He had been a sickly child. American English: sickly Brazilian Portuguese: doentio Chinese: 体弱多病的 European Spanish: enfermizo French: maladif German: kränklich Italian: malaticcio Japanese: 病弱な Korean: 병약한 European Portuguese: doentio Latin American Spanish: enfermizo Chinese translation of 'sickly' sickly (ˈsɪklɪ) adj [child, plant] 多病的 (duōbìng de) [smell, taste] 令人作呕(嘔)的 (lìng rén zuò'ǒu de) 1 (adjective) in the sense of unhealthy Definition weak and unhealthy He had been a sickly child. Synonyms unhealthy a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion weak I was too weak to move my arms and legs. delicate He was a physically delicate child. ailing I stopped working to care for my ailing mother. feeble While I was ill I was too feeble to even stand. infirm my infirm husband in poor health indisposed The speaker was regrettably indisposed. 2 (adjective) in the sense of pale Definition (of a person) looking pale and unwell his pale, sickly face and woebegone expression Synonyms pale She looked pale and tired. washed out She tried to hide her washed-out face behind large, dark glasses. wan He looked wan and tired. pasty My complexion remained pale and pasty. bloodless Her face was grey and bloodless. pallid His thin, pallid face broke into a smile. sallow His face was sallow and shiny with sweat. ashen-faced waxen His skin was waxen and pale and his eyes were sunken. peaky Are you feeling all right? You look a little peaky. 3 (adjective) in the sense of nauseating Definition unpleasant to smell, taste, or look at the sickly smell of rum Synonyms nauseating the nauseating smell of rotting garbage revolting (informal) The smell in the cell was revolting. cloying The film is sentimental but rarely cloying. icky (informal) 4 (adjective) in the sense of sentimental Definition showing excessive emotion in a weak and rather pathetic way a sickly sequel to the flimsy series Synonyms sentimental It's a very sentimental play. romantic They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two. sloppy (informal) some sloppy love-story corny (slang) a corny old love song cheesy (informal) mushy (informal) Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental. weepy (informal) slushy (informal) mawkish a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending tear-jerking (informal) schmaltzy (slang) A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one! gushy (informal) 5 (adjective) in the sense of insipid Wallpapers are too often designed in sickly pastel shades. Synonyms insipid She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw. pale a pale blue dress washed out a washed-out blue denim jacket colourless Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. faint milky A milky mist filled the valley. light-coloured whitish Additional synonyms in the sense of ailing Definition unwell or unsuccessful over a long period I stopped working to care for my ailing mother. Synonyms ill, suffering, poorly (informal), diseased, sick, weak, crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal), feeble, invalid, debilitated, sickly, unwell, infirm, off colour, under the weather (informal), indisposed in the sense of bloodless Definition anaemic-looking Her face was grey and bloodless. Synonyms pale, white, wan, sickly, pasty, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, chalky, sallow, ashy, like death warmed up (informal) in the sense of cloying Definition so sweet or pleasurable that it ultimately becomes sickly The film is sentimental but rarely cloying. Synonyms over-sentimental, sickly, nauseating, mushy (informal), twee, slushy, mawkish, icky (informal), treacly, oversweet Nearby words of sickly sicken for something sicken of something or someone sickening sickly sickness side side by side Synonyms of 'sickly' sickly Explore 'sickly' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of colourless Definition grey or pallid in tone or hue Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. Synonyms ashen, washed out, wan, sickly, anaemic in the sense of corny Definition unoriginal or oversentimental a corny old love song Synonyms sentimental, cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang) in the sense of delicate He was a physically delicate child. Synonyms sickly, weak, ailing, frail, feeble, unhealthy, debilitated, lacklustre, infirm, in poor health, indisposed in the sense of feeble Definition lacking in physical or mental strength While I was ill I was too feeble to even stand. Synonyms weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal), infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit (Scottish) in the sense of gushy Synonyms effusive, emotional, excessive, over the top, sentimental, gushing, overdone, fulsome, cloying, mawkish, icky (informal), overenthusiastic in the sense of indisposed Definition sick or ill The speaker was regrettably indisposed. Synonyms ill, poorly (informal), sick, crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal), ailing, unwell, laid up (informal), under the weather, confined to bed, on the sick list (informal) in the sense of infirm Definition physically or mentally weak, esp. from old age my infirm husband Synonyms frail, weak, feeble, failing, ailing, debilitated, decrepit, enfeebled, doddery, doddering in the sense of mawkish Definition foolishly or embarrassingly sentimental a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending Synonyms sentimental, emotional, feeble, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), three-hankie (informal) in the sense of milky A milky mist filled the valley. Synonyms white, clouded, opaque, cloudy, alabaster, whitish, milk-white in the sense of mushy Definition excessively sentimental Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental. Synonyms sentimental, emotional, wet (British, informal), sloppy (informal), corny (slang), sugary, maudlin, weepy, saccharine, syrupy, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), three-hankie (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of pallid Definition lacking colour, brightness, or vigour His thin, pallid face broke into a smile. Synonyms pale, wan, pasty, colourless, anaemic, ashen, sallow, whitish, cadaverous, waxen, ashy, like death warmed up (informal), wheyfaced in the sense of pasty Definition (of the complexion) pale and unhealthy-looking My complexion remained pale and pasty. Synonyms pale, unhealthy, wan, sickly, pallid, anaemic, sallow, like death warmed up (informal), wheyfaced in the sense of peaky Definition pale and sickly Are you feeling all right? You look a little peaky. Synonyms off colour, poorly (informal), ill, sick, pale, crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal), pinched, wan, sickly, unwell, emaciated, under the weather (informal), in poor shape, like death warmed up (informal), green about the gills, peelie-wally (Scottish) in the sense of revolting Definition horrible and disgusting The smell in the cell was revolting. Synonyms disgusting, shocking, offensive, appalling, nasty, foul, horrible, obscene, sickening, distasteful, horrid (informal), repellent, obnoxious, repulsive, nauseating, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, nauseous, cringe-making (British, informal), noisome, yucky or yukky (slang), yucko (Australian, slang) in the sense of romantic Definition evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two. Synonyms loving, tender, passionate, fond, sentimental, sloppy (informal), amorous, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), lovey-dovey, icky (informal) in the sense of sallow Definition (of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour His face was sallow and shiny with sweat. Synonyms wan, pale, sickly, pasty, pallid, unhealthy, yellowish, anaemic, bilious, jaundiced-looking, peely-wally (Scottish) in the sense of schmaltzy A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one! Synonyms sentimental, sloppy (informal), corny (slang), cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), soppy (informal), gooey (informal), cloying, maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking, icky (informal), bathetic, overemotional in the sense of sloppy Definition excessively sentimental and romantic some sloppy love-story Synonyms sentimental, mushy (informal), soppy (British, informal), slushy (informal), wet (British, informal), gushing, banal, trite, mawkish, icky (informal), overemotional, three-hankie (informal) in the sense of wan Definition very pale, as a result of illness or unhappiness He looked wan and tired. Synonyms pale, white, washed out, pasty, faded, bleached, ghastly, sickly, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, discoloured, ashen, sallow, whitish, cadaverous, waxen, like death warmed up (informal), wheyfaced in the sense of washed out She tried to hide her washed-out face behind large, dark glasses. Synonyms wan, drawn, pale, pinched, blanched, haggard, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, chalky, peaky, deathly pale Additional synonyms in the sense of washed out Definition faded or colourless a washed-out blue denim jacket Synonyms faded, bleached, blanched, colourless, stonewashed in the sense of waxen Definition resembling wax in colour or texture His skin was waxen and pale and his eyes were sunken. Synonyms pale, white, ghastly, wan, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, whitish in the sense of weak Definition lacking in physical or mental strength I was too weak to move my arms and legs. Synonyms feeble, exhausted, frail, debilitated, spent, wasted, weakly, tender, delicate, faint, fragile, shaky, sickly, languid, puny, decrepit, unsteady, infirm, anaemic, effete, enervated
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