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单词 siccing
释义

sic

1 of 3

adverb

ˈsik How to pronounce sic (audio) ˈsēk How to pronounce sic (audio)
: intentionally so written
used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original
said he seed [sic] it all

sic

2 of 3

verb

ˈsik How to pronounce sic (audio)
variants or less commonly sick
sicced also sicked ˈsikt How to pronounce sic (audio) ; siccing also sicking

transitive verb

1
: chase, attack
usually used as a command especially to a dog
sic 'em
2
: to incite or urge to an attack, pursuit, or harassment : set
sicced their lawyers on me

sic

3 of 3
ˈsik How to pronounce sic (audio)

chiefly Scottish variant of such

Did you know?

The adverb sic, usually enclosed in brackets, is a word editors use in the reproduction of someone else's speech or writing to indicate that an unexpected form exactly reproduces the original and is not a copier's mistake. Sic comes from Latin, in which it means "so" or "thus." Though it's a useful tool, some usage commentators feel it is bad manners to use a sic to needlessly call attention to someone's error or to deride the language of a less-educated person.

Synonyms

Verb

  • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • beset
  • bushwhack
  • charge
  • descend (on or upon)
  • go in (on)
  • jump (on)
  • pounce (on or upon)
  • raid
  • rush
  • set on
  • storm
  • strike
  • trash
  • turn (on)
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
To quickly summarize the meat of the episode: Varga, through Mike Ehrmantraut, makes contact with Gus Fring — the cartel’s man in the north, who used Varga to sic the hitmen on Salamanca. Andy Meek, BGR, 28 Apr. 2022 Lorenz retweeted his post. Reporting the name of someone who already has a public profile and also uses a twitter account to sic hordes of trolls on other people is not doxing. Grayson Quay, The Week, 19 Apr. 2022 The college students stood across the street from the courthouse when police doused the protestors with tear gas, sic dogs on them and arrested many of the students. Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022 And liberals applauded President Biden’s recent decision to sic his Justice Department on parents who dare to speak out against racially tendentious education policies and scientifically suspect Covid protocols at school board meetings. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021 No word yet on whether Villeneuve is going to sic the Fremen on Warner Bros. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021 How many Americans really think that the answer to beating Covid-19 is to sic the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on American employers? The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021 Don't worry: The three major credit reporting agencies don't report nonpayment on medical bill information for 180 days, and hospitals are unlikely to immediately sic a creditor on you anyway. Jennifer Chesak, Health.com, 10 May 2021 Amazon should pay these costs (plus) and not have them bourne (sic) by the American Taxpayer. Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Latin, so, thus — more at so

Verb

alteration of seek

First Known Use

Adverb

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

siccing

verb

variants also sicking
present participle of sic
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against commanded the attack dogs to "sic 'em"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • attacking
  • raiding
  • charging
  • assaulting
  • assailing
  • striking
  • rushing
  • robbing
  • trashing
  • storming
  • mobbing
  • harrying
  • invading
  • bombing
  • besetting
  • bushwhacking
  • ambushing
  • flying at
  • swarming
  • setting on
  • tearing into
  • setting at
  • pitching into
  • mugging
  • rounding on
  • setting upon
  • going at
  • pressing
  • lighting into
  • nuking
  • beating up on
  • bombarding
  • waylaying
  • bum-rushing
  • barraging
  • sacking
  • cannoning
  • blitzing
  • flanking
  • looting
  • battering
  • pillaging
  • going in (on)
  • descending (on or upon)
  • turning (on)
  • plundering
  • ravaging
  • besieging
  • pouncing (on or upon)
  • jumping (on)
  • surprising
  • beleaguering
  • buffeting
  • ambuscading
  • plastering
  • overrunning
  • cannonading
  • enveloping
  • ganging up (on)
  • surprizing
  • foraying
  • banging away (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • protecting
  • defending
  • covering
  • securing
  • guarding
  • shielding
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