vomiting
/ˈvɒm.ɪ.tɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɑmətɪŋ] /ˈvɑː.mɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈɑmətɪŋ] /ˈvä-mət How to pronounce vomit (audio)/ (ame, mw)
vomiting — noun
1. The physical process in which the body pushes the food and liquid inside the sto
The physical process in which the body pushes the food and liquid inside the stomach back up and out through the mouth, typically because of illness or something harmful that was swallowed.
The nurse told Yael that vomiting after surgery is normal and should pass quickly.
vomiting after surgery — noun in subject position of that-clause
Severe vomiting can lead to dehydration, especially in young children and elderly people.
severe vomiting — adjective + uncountable noun
Noor's vomiting stopped after she drank the clear liquid prescribed by the doctor.
A stomach virus was causing vomiting among students, so the school sent a letter home.
Camille's vomiting was so frequent that her mother took her straight to the emergency room.
- sickness
broader term that includes vomiting and general nausea
- being sick
informal British English equivalent, used as a noun phrase
- settled stomach
the state after vomiting stops and the stomach feels calm again
文法句型
possessive + vomiting
用法筆記
Frequently used with possessive determiners (his vomiting, the child's vomiting) or adjectives describing severity (severe, persistent, frequent). This noun is uncountable; do not use 'a vomiting' to refer to a single event.
常見錯誤
vomiting — verb
- vomitingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- vomitings3rd person singular
- vomitinging-ing form
- vomitingedpast simple
1. When a person or animal vomits, the stomach muscles contract and push food or li
When a person or animal vomits, the stomach muscles contract and push food or liquid up and out through the mouth, usually because they feel sick or have eaten something harmful.
Hao vomited twice during the night after eating the spoiled fish from the market.
intransitive — vomited (no object)
The chemical smell made Sirin so dizzy that she thought she would vomit.
vomit after modal — intransitive
Their dog vomited on the living room carpet after chewing on a plastic toy.
David felt nauseous and vomited the meal he had just eaten at the restaurant.
- keep down
to manage to keep food or drink in the stomach, not vomit
文法句型
vomit + (contents)
vomit (no object)
用法筆記
The intransitive use (He vomited) is far more common in everyday speech. The transitive use (He vomited his dinner) is used when specifying what came up. In informal British English, 'be sick' or 'throw up' are more frequent than 'vomit'.
常見錯誤
2. To gush or be thrown out with great force, used for describing liquids, smoke, f
To gush or be thrown out with great force, used for describing liquids, smoke, fire, or other substances escaping violently from a confined space.
Thick black smoke vomited from the chimney of the old factory for hours.
vomited from [source] — intransitive with direction
Mud and water vomited from the burst pipe and flooded the entire basement.
vomited from — substance as subject
The volcano vomited lava high into the air, covering the nearby town in grey ash.
The car engine vomited a thick cloud of black smoke while Lakshmi watched from the sidewalk.
文法句型
vomit + from/out of/into
用法筆記
This figurative sense is found mainly in descriptive or literary writing. The subject is typically a natural force (volcano, geyser), a machine (pipe, chimney), or a vehicle (ship, engine). Avoid using this sense in ordinary conversation about illness.
3. To make a person or animal throw up the contents of their stomach, whether as a
To make a person or animal throw up the contents of their stomach, whether as a side effect of a substance, a physical experience, or as a deliberate medical treatment.
The chemical smell was strong enough to make anyone who came too close vomit.
make + person + vomit — periphrastic causative
The rough sea voyage made half the passengers vomit before the ship reached the harbour.
made + person + vomit — periphrastic causative
The doctor warned that the new treatment might cause patients on an empty stomach to vomit.
The spoiled shellfish made Beatrix vomit twice before her mother called the doctor.
- make sick
the standard everyday equivalent; 'The smell made her sick'
- induce vomiting
medical term; 'The doctor induced vomiting to remove the poison'
- settle
to calm the stomach; 'Ginger tea settled his stomach'
文法句型
make + person + vomit
cause + person + to vomit
用法筆記
This causative sense does not exist as a transitive construction in modern English. To express that something causes a person to vomit, always use a periphrastic construction: make [person] vomit, cause [person] to vomit, or induce vomiting. A sentence like 'the smell vomited her' is ungrammatical in current English.