| 单词 | sick |
| 释义 | adjective | noun sicksick1 /sɪk/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1NOT HEALTHY suffering from a disease or illness: a sick child His mother’s very sick.sick with She’s been sick with the flu. Dan got really sick when we were on vacation. Three employees were out sick (=not at work because they were sick) yesterday. Leslie called in sick (=telephoned to say she would not come to work because she was sick) today. Ron was sick as a dog (=very sick) all week.2NOT FEELING WELL having an unpleasant feeling in your stomach, especially as if you might vomit: I felt sick after I ate all that candy. She got sick to her stomach and went to lie down. The smell of rotting garbage made him sick.3THROW UP be sick to bring food up from your stomach through your mouth SYN vomit: I think I’m going to be sick. → see also throw up4be sick (and tired) of something (also be sick to death of something) to be angry and bored with something that has been happening for a long time: I am sick and tired of her excuses. They must be sick of living in that little apartment.5make me/you sick spoken a)to make you feel very angry: It’s enough to make you sick, the way they treat old people. b)spoken humorous used humorously to say that you are jealous of someone: He’s so cute it makes me sick.6be worried sick (also be sick with worry) to be extremely worried: Why didn’t you call? We’ve been worried sick!7sick at heart very unhappy, upset, or disappointed about something: All the cruelty and injustice made her sick at heart.8STRANGE/CRUEL a)someone who is sick does things that are strange and cruel, and seems mentally ill: One of his neighbors described him as “a very sick man.” This letter must be the product of a sick mind. Whoever did this must be sick in the head. b)sick stories, jokes, etc. deal with death and suffering in a cruel or disgusting way: Is this somebody’s idea of a sick joke?9VERY GOOD slang very good[Origin: Old English seoc] → see also carsick, homesick, seasick, take ill/sick at take1 (46) adjective | noun sicksick2 noun the sick [plural] people who are sick: She devoted herself to the care of the sick and poor. |
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