sickly

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a. 病弱的, 令人不快的, 无精打采的 adv. 病态地 vt. 使现病容

发音

其它 /ˈsɪkli/

词形变化

sicklied sicklies 三单 sicklies sicklying sicklying 现在分词 sicklied 过去式 sicklied 过去分词 sicklier 比较级 sicklier sickliest sickliest 最高级 more sickly 比较级 most sickly 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

使苍白，使现病容

形容词

有病的，苍白的；疾病流行的；令人作呕的

副词

病态地

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make (something) sickly.

    古体 文学 及物
  2. 2.

    To become sickly.

    不及物 罕用

    1889, Samuel Cox, An Expositor’s Notebook, London: Richard D. Dickinson, 7th edition, Chapter 26, p. 364, But the seven most prominent Apostles […] still hang together, their hearts tormented with eager yet sad questionings, their hopes fast sicklying over with the pale hues of doubt.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.

    a sickly child

    1759, Tobias Smollett, letter dated 16 March, 1759, in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, Volume 1, p. 190, … the boy is a sickly lad, of a delicate frame, and particularly subject to a malady in his throat, which renders him very unfit for his Majesty’s service.

  2. 2.

    Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.

    1782, Samuel Johnson, letter dated 20 March, 1782, in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, Volume 2, p. 419, The season was dreary, I was sickly, and found the friends sickly whom I went to see.

    1850, Charlotte Brontë, letter dated 29 April, 1850, in Elizabeth Gaskell, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, London: Smith, Elder, 1857, Chapter 6, p. 157, Papa continues far from well; he is often very sickly in the morning,

  3. 3.

    Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth. (of a plant)

  4. 4.

    Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.

    a sickly pallor

    1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, London: T. Payne and Son, and T. Cadell, Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 9, p. 121, … she exhibited a countenance so wretched, and a complection so sickly, that Cecilia was impressed with horror at the sight.

  5. 5.

    Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.

  6. 6.

    Lacking intensity or vigour.

    a sickly smile

  7. 7.

    Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.

  8. 8.

    Tending to produce nausea.

    a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality

  9. 9.

    Overly sweet.

  10. 10.

    Marked by the occurrence of illness or disease (of a period of time).

    废旧
  11. 11.

    Tending to produce disease or poor health.

    废旧

    a sickly autumn; a sickly climate

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.

    sickly pale; to cough sickly

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

poorly unwell indisposed ailing seedy peaked sallow under the weather

近义相关 3

sick ill unhealthy

相关短语

sickly sweet

词源

From Middle English seekly, sekely, siklich, sekeliche, equivalent to sick + -ly. Possibly a modification of Old English sīcle (“sickly”) and/or derived from Old Norse sjúkligr (“sickly”). Cognate with Dutch ziekelijk, Middle High German siechlich, Danish sygelig, Swedish sjuklig, Icelandic sjúklegur. The verb is from the adjective.

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