What a sick,masochistic lion.
——Twilight
多病态又自虐的狮子
——暮光之城
一、关于sick,你知道多少?
adj.
1.不舒服的,有病的,病态的
In dealing with sick old people nurses must practise great patience.
照顾老年病人,护士必须付出相当大的耐心。
2.恶心的,厌恶的
I will say the very thought of you make me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty.
我就说,我一想起你就恶心,你对我残酷到了可耻的地步。
3.渴望的
He was sick for a sight of her by then.
在这期间他非常渴望看到他。
n.
4.病
Moral responsibility is the burden of the sick as well as the healthy.
担负起道德责任不仅是健康人的职责,也是患者的义务。
v.
5.攻击,使狗去咬 [T]
The brat sicked his dog on the passer-by.
那个顽童纵狗去咬过路人。
二、词义辨析:类似有“生病的”意思词还有哪些?
ill, sick
这两个形容词均有“生病的”之意。
ill在英国较常用,指“生病”时,通常作表语,不可作定语。在美国,
ill用作表语时可与sick换用。
sick多用于美国,作“生病”解时,既可作表语,也可作定语。在英国,
sick作表语,不指生病,而指“恶心、呕吐”。
三、含有sick的常见短语
sick pay
n. 病假工资
sick of
厌烦
be sick
恶心, 呕吐
四、一起来玩个填词游戏吧
He's very . He needs medication
他病得很厉害,需要药物治疗。