bilious
bilious — 形容詞
- biliouspositive
- more biliouscomparative
- most bilioussuperlative
1. feeling sick and close to vomiting, or showing that kind of stomach upset.
反胃的
因胃部不適而想吐的，或與此類病症有關
feeling sick and close to vomiting, or showing that kind of stomach upset.
Bilal looked bilious after the ferry ride through rough waves.
Bilal 坐完那趟風浪很大的渡輪後，看起來十分反胃。
look bilious after motion sickness
The smell of fried fish made Lauren feel bilious in the hot kitchen.
熱廚房裡炸魚的味道，讓 Lauren 覺得一陣反胃。
feel bilious after a strong smell
Tomás turned bilious during the long bus trip up the mountain road.
Tomás 坐長途巴士沿著山路上行時，開始覺得想吐。
After two spoiled oysters, Adina grew bilious and asked for water.
Adina 吃了兩顆不新鮮的牡蠣後，整個人反胃，還開口要水。
The patient looked bilious before breakfast and left most of the tea untouched.
那位病人早餐前就很反胃，連茶都沒喝多少。
- well
opposite in physical condition
文法句型
feel bilious
look bilious
turn bilious
用法筆記
Often follows verbs like feel, look, or turn. It usually describes nausea or stomach upset, not general dislike or irritation.
常見錯誤
2. bad-tempered and sharp in manner, speaking as if every small thing annoys you.
脾氣差的
動不動就不高興、說話帶刺的
bad-tempered and sharp in manner, speaking as if every small thing annoys you.
Christopher gave the waiter a bilious reply when the soup arrived late.
湯晚送上來時，Christopher 回那位服務生的話很衝。
bilious reply showing sharp bad temper
Feng sounded bilious all morning after the meeting was moved again.
會議又被改期後，Feng 整個早上都脾氣差。
sound bilious after repeated annoyance
A bilious coach shouted at the team for muddy shoes in the hall.
那位脾氣差的教練，因為大家把泥巴鞋帶進走廊就大吼全隊。
Quinn wrote a bilious email about the noisy hotel room.
Quinn 為了那間吵鬧的旅館房間，寫了一封滿是怨氣的電子郵件。
The columnist's bilious tone made even fair criticism sound personal.
那位專欄作者帶刺的語氣，讓原本公允的批評都像在針對個人。
- good-natured
suggests warmth and patience instead of sharp ill temper
文法句型
bilious reply
sound bilious
bilious tone
用法筆記
Usually describes a person's tone, reply, expression, or general manner rather than one brief flash of anger. Distinguish from sense 3, which describes something unpleasant in effect or appearance.
常見錯誤
3. so unpleasant in colour, smell, taste, or effect that it seems almost sick-makin
令人厭惡的
讓人非常反感或不舒服的
so unpleasant in colour, smell, taste, or effect that it seems almost sick-making.
The lobby walls were painted a bilious yellow that hurt the eyes.
大廳牆面被漆成一種令人厭惡的亮黃，刺得人眼睛發痛。
bilious + color
A bilious smell rose from the drain behind the fish market.
魚市場後方的排水溝，飄出一股令人厭惡的臭味。
bilious + smell
The poster used a bilious mix of yellow and green paint.
那張海報把黃色和綠色混成一種令人厭惡的配色。
The chef threw out the bilious stew before the guests arrived.
主廚在客人到之前，就把那鍋令人厭惡的燉菜倒掉了。
A bilious glow from the broken sign covered the empty street.
壞掉招牌發出的慘綠光，讓整條空街都顯得很難受。
- repulsive
broader; bilious often adds a sickly visual or physical effect
- nauseating
closer in physical disgust, but more common than bilious
- sickening
can describe both literal and moral disgust
文法句型
bilious + color
bilious + smell
bilious + food
用法筆記
Often describes colours, smells, food, or visual effects that create strong disgust. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes a person's physical sickness rather than the thing causing the reaction.