sicker; sickest
sicker; sickest
Learner's definition of SICK
[also more sick; most sick]
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: affected with a disease or illness : ill生病的;患病的 -
He is at home sick in bed.他生病卧床在家。
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She is sick with the flu.她患了流感。
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I'm too sick to go to work.我生病了,不能去上班。
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a sick dog病犬
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The medicine just made me sicker.这种药让我病得更厉害了。
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The sickest patients are in intensive care.危重病人得到特别护理。
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My poor rosebush looks sick.我那可怜的玫瑰花丛看上去生病了。
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(US) I hardly ever get sick.我几乎没生过病。
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(US) She has been out sick all week. = (Brit) She has been off sick all week. [=she has not been at work all week because she is sick]她病了,一整星期没上班。
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(formal) Dozens of workers fell sick [=became ill] from exposure to the fumes.数十个工人因为吸入烟气病倒了。
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(old-fashioned) He took sick [=became ill] and died.他得病死了。
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(informal) He was (as) sick as a dog. [=he was very sick]他病得很厉害。
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 — see also airsick, carsick, seasick 2
always used before a noun : of or relating to people who are ill病人的 3
a not used before a noun,
informal : very annoyed or bored by something because you have had too much of it厌烦;厌倦 —
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He was sick of her lies.他厌烦她的谎言。
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I'm getting sick of this cold weather.我讨厌这寒冷的天气。
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I'm sick of pizza—I had it three times this week already.我厌倦了比萨饼,这周我已经吃了三次了。
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What are you most sick of?你最厌烦什么?
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I'm sick and tired of hearing you two argue. = I'm sick to death of hearing you two argue.我烦透了听到你俩争吵。
b : very disgusted or angry恶心的;愤怒的 4
: not mentally normal or healthy精神不正常的;变态的;病态的 -
I know it sounds sick, but I like reading about murders.我知道这听起来很变态,但是我喜欢读凶杀案之类的故事。
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He has a sick [=perverted] mind.他有心理变态。
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sick [=morbid, disturbing] thoughts病态的思想
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: relating to very unpleasant or offensive things令人很不快的;冒犯人的 6
b : powerfully affected by a strong and unpleasant emotion受(强烈不快情绪)影响的 —
usually + with — see also homesick, lovesick
be sick
: to vomit呕吐 -
I was sick [=vomited, threw up] several times.我吐了几次。
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The last time I ate oysters, I was violently sick. [=I vomited a lot]我上次吃牡蛎,吐得很厉害。
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Stop the car—I'm going to be sick. [=I'm going to throw up]停车,我要吐了。
call/phone in sick
◊ If you call/phone in sick, you make a phone call to your place of work to say you will not be working that day because you are sick.打电话请病假
feel sick
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: to feel like you will vomit想吐 3
US : to feel very upset感觉非常不安
sick at heart
— see heart
sick to your stomach
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US : caused to vomit呕吐 : feeling like you are going to vomit想吐 2
: feeling very disgusted or angry恶心的;作呕的;愤怒的
the sick
: people who are sick : sick people病人 2 sick /ˈsɪk/ noun
Learner's definition of SICK
[noncount] British, informal
3 sick /ˈsɪk/ verb
sicks; sicked; sicking
sicks; sicked; sicking
Learner's definition of SICK
sick up
[phrasal verb] sick up (something) or sick (something) up British, informal