seasick

IPA/ˈsiːsɪk/
KK[sˈisˌɪk]IPA/ˈsiːsɪk/

seasick — 形容詞

  • seasickpositive
  • more seasickcomparative
  • most seasicksuperlative

1. feeling sick to your stomach and dizzy because of the way a vessel rocks while y

1.形容詞B1
釋義

暈船

因船身搖晃而感到不適

feeling sick to your stomach and dizzy because of the way a vessel rocks while you travel on water

例句

Within minutes of leaving the harbour, Noa felt seasick and had to sit down.

Noa 在離開港口幾分鐘內就感到暈船，不得不坐下。

felt + seasick — linking verb pattern

Dewi gets seasick whenever the boat rocks even a little during the crossing.

Dewi 只要渡輪航行中稍微搖晃就會暈船。

同義詞
  • motion sick

    broader term that covers any type of vehicle or movement (cars, planes, boats, amusement rides)

  • queasy

    less severe and not specific to travel; can describe general stomach discomfort

  • nauseous

    more formal or medical tone; describes the feeling of wanting to vomit from any cause

文法句型

be/get/feel seasick

用法筆記

Seasick is only used for sickness caused by travel on water. For cars, use carsick; for planes, use airsick. The adjective is most often used predicatively with feel, get, or become ("I feel seasick"), but it can also go before a noun ("seasick passengers").

常見錯誤

❌I felt seasick in the car on the way to the airport.
✅I felt carsick in the car on the way to the airport.
💡seasick is only for travel on boats or ships, not cars.
❌The fishing boat looked seasick in the storm.
✅The passengers on the fishing boat felt seasick in the storm.
💡seasick describes people or animals, not vehicles.