sicken

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vt. 患病, 使厌倦, 使恶心 vi. 生病, 作呕

发音

其它 /ˈsɪkən/

词形变化

sickened sickenest sickeneth sickening sickens 三单 sickens sickening 现在分词 sickened 过去式 sickened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

使患病；使恶心；使嫌恶

动词

生病；变厌腻

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make ill.

    及物

    The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.

  2. 2.

    To become ill.

    不及物

    I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.

  3. 3.

    To fill with disgust or abhorrence.

    及物

    His arrogant behaviour sickens me.

  4. 4.

    To lower the standing of.

    体育
  5. 5.

    To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.

    不及物
  6. 6.

    To become disgusting or tedious.

    不及物
  7. 7.

    To become weak; to decay; to languish.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

disgust revolt nauseate come down churn up

上位词 8

harm decline disgust revolt repel worsen repulse gross out

下位词 10

get take contract shock choke offend gag wan outrage canker

词源

From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).

来源：wiktionary