sickly
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. 躰弱多病的
He had been a sickly child. 他過去一直是個躰弱多病的孩子。
2. ADJ A sickly smell or taste is unpleasant and makes you feel slightly sick, often because it is extremely sweet. (常指因太甜而) 令人有點作嘔的
...the sickly smell of rum. …朗姆酒甜得發膩的氣味。
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sickly /ˈsɪklɪ/ (sicklier,sickliest)
剑桥词典
sickly adjective (ILL)
weak , unhealthy , and often sick
虛弱的;多病的
a sickly child /plant 多病的孩子/弱小的植物
A sickly looking woman handed me my ticket . 一個滿麪病容的女人把我的票遞給我。
sickly adjective (VOMIT)
disapprovingcausing a slight feeling of wanting to vomit
令人作嘔的;令人惡心的
A sickly smell of decaying fish came from the dirty river . 肮髒的河裡發散出一股令人惡心的爛魚的腥臭味。
The chocolate cake was sickly sweet (= too sweet ). 巧尅力蛋糕甜得發膩。
sickly adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL)
disapprovingemotional , in an unpleasant or embarrassing way
過分煽情的
His books are sometimes accused of sickly sentimentality . 他的書有時因爲過於多愁善感而受到批評。 返回 sickly