dry-heave

IPA/ˌdraɪ ˈhiːv/
IPA/ˌdraɪ ˈhiːv/

dry-heave — 名詞

1. an episode of strong stomach spasms in which your body tries to throw up but not

1.名詞
釋義

一陣乾嘔

想吐卻吐不出東西的強烈反胃感

an episode of strong stomach spasms in which your body tries to throw up but nothing comes out.

例句

Walid felt a wave of dry heaves hit him right after the roller coaster.

雲霄飛車才剛結束,Walid 就感到一陣乾嘔襲來。

plural: a wave of dry heaves

The flu left Romi with painful dry heaves all through the night.

流感讓 Romi 整晚乾嘔,十分痛苦。

dry heaves after an illness

常見搭配
  • dry heaves
  • a bout of dry heaves
  • a wave of dry heaves
同義詞
  • retching

    general word for the body movements of trying to vomit

  • gagging

    focuses on the throat reflex, not the whole stomach spasm

用法筆記

Countable, and the source examples often use the plural 'dry heaves' for a repeated bout. Distinguish from the verb sense, where 'dry heave' names the action itself.

dry-heave — 動詞

常見搭配

常用片語

  • dry heaves
  • dry heave over the sink