nauseated

nauseated — adjective

  • nauseatedpositive
  • more nauseatedcomparative
  • most nauseatedsuperlative

1. feeling that you might vomit, or feeling such strong disgust at something that t

1.形容詞C1
釋義

feeling that you might vomit, or feeling such strong disgust at something that the reaction is almost physical — for example, on a rough boat, after a strong smell, or when faced with cruel behaviour.

例句

Darius felt nauseated for hours after the long taxi ride along the coast.

feel nauseated (physical, after a motion trigger)

Élise was nauseated by the smell of bleach in the cleaning closet at school.

be nauseated by + smell trigger

同義詞
  • queasy

    milder; describes an unsettled stomach without the strong moral-disgust reading

  • sick

    very common everyday word; broader, can also mean ill in general

  • disgusted

    covers the moral side only; doesn't describe a physical feeling of wanting to vomit

文法句型

feel nauseated

be nauseated by something

用法筆記

Almost always predicative — comes after 'feel', 'be', 'look', or 'seem', not before a noun. Common triggers are introduced with 'by' (smells, motion, food) or 'at' (cruelty, behaviour). Distinguish from 'nauseous': in careful Taiwan ESL teaching, 'nauseated' = the person feels sick, 'nauseating' = the thing causes the sickness.

常見錯誤

❌The reheated curry was very nauseated.
✅The reheated curry was very nauseating.
💡the food causes the feeling, so use 'nauseating' for the trigger and 'nauseated' for the person.