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词组 sick
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sick /sɪk/ adjective 1. suffering from a disease or illnessnounsa sick child/son/relative etc She had a sick child to take care of.a sick animal/dog/horse etc Antibiotic drugs are used to treat sick animals.sick leave (=time that you can stay away from work because you are ill) He returned to duty after two months’ sick leave.sick pay (=money paid to an employee who is too ill to work) Only full-time employees got sick pay.sick days (=days when you do not go to work or school because you are ill) Employees took more sick days last year than in previous years.sb’s sick bed (=the bed where a sick person is lying) He left his sick bed to play in the game.the sick room (=a special room for people who are sick) I went to the sick room to lie down.the sick bay (=a room where there are beds for people who are sick, for example on a ship or in a school) I was confined to the ship’s sick bay until we arrived back in Liverpool.verbscall/phone/ring in sick (=phone to say you are not coming in to work because you are ill) I could have called in sick, but I knew you needed this report.get sick AmE (=become ill) At the last minute, I got sick and couldn’t go.fall/take sick AmE formal (=become ill, especially with something serious or that will last a long time) He fell sick and died within a matter of weeks.prepositionssick with sth I have been sick with flu.phrasesbe off sick BrE be out sick AmE (=be away from work or school because you are ill) Half the staff were off sick.sick as a dog informal (=very sick) Pete’s at home in bed, sick as a dog.In American English, sick is the usual word to use for someone who has an illness. In British English, sick is usually used when talking about absence from work or school, but in other situations, people usually say ill.2. if you are or feel sick, the food in your stomach comes up through your mouth, or you feel like it is going to happenverbsfeel sick I had stomach ache and felt sick.get sick I get sick on boats.make yourself/sb sick You’ll make yourself sick if you eat all that chocolate.adverbsphysically sick When he read the message he felt physically sick.violently sick (=suddenly and forcefully) I woke up and was violently sick all over the bed.3. informal feeling very annoyed by or bored with someone or somethingGrammarIn this meaning, you always say sick of someone or something.phrasessick and tired of sb/sth (=used to emphasize how annoyed or bored you are) He was getting sick and tired of waiting.sick to death of sb/sth (=extremely annoyed or bored with them) Most people are sick to death of this government and its lies.adverbsheartily/thoroughly sick of sb/sth (=completely) I had only been there an hour, and I was heartily sick of him already.prepositionssick of sb/sth I am sick of your excuses, Carl! Just get on with your work.
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