sickly
adjective
uk/ˈsɪk.li/us/ˈsɪk.li/sicklyadjective(ILL)
weak,unhealthy, and oftensick:
虚弱的；多病的a sicklychild/plant多病的孩子／弱小的植物
A sicklylookingwomanhandedme myticket.一个满面病容的女人把我的票递给我。
not physically strong
- weakShe was too tired and weak to finish the race.
- feebleMany of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship.
- punyHe was puny as a child.
- weedyUKI was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book.
- frailA frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street.
Not fit & healthy
- ailing
- be at death's dooridiom
- bed
- clinically obese
- complain ofsomething
- critical list
- deconditioned
- gaunt
- hollow
- hollow-eyed
- rough
- sick
- unhealthily
- unwell
- unwholesomeness
- wabbit
- wan
- wanly
- worn
- wretched
sicklyadjective(VOMIT)
disapproving
causingaslightfeelingofwantingtovomit:
令人作呕的；令人恶心的A sicklysmellofdecayingfishcame from thedirtyriver.肮脏的河里发散出一股令人恶心的烂鱼的腥臭味。
Thechocolatecakewas sicklysweet(= toosweet).巧克力蛋糕甜得发腻。
Vomiting & feelings of sickness
- airsickness
- bring
- bringsomeoneup
- carsick
- carsickness
- chunder
- disgorge
- keepsomethingdown
- nausea
- regurgitate
- retch
- sicksomethingup
- sick toyourstomachidiom
- sickeningly
- sickness
- spew
- spew(something)up
- spit(something)up
- travel sickness
- vomit
sicklyadjective(TOO EMOTIONAL)
disapproving
emotional, in anunpleasantorembarrassingway:
过分煽情的Hisbooksare sometimesaccusedof sicklysentimentality.他的书有时因为过于多愁善感而受到批评。
Sentimental and over-emotional
- cloying
- cloyingly
- gauzily
- mawkish
- mawkishly
- mushy
- sappy
- schmaltz
- schmaltzy
- sentimental
- sloppily
- sloppiness
- sloppy
- slush
- slushy
- soppily
- soppiness
- soppy
- twee
- tweeness