sick
/sɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /sɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsik/ (ame, mw)
sick — 形容詞
- sickpositive
- sickercomparative
- sickestsuperlative
1. suffering from a disease or medical condition that prevents your body or mind fr
生病的
身體或心理不健康的狀態
suffering from a disease or medical condition that prevents your body or mind from working as it should
Lien was too sick to go to school yesterday, so she stayed in bed.
Lien 昨天病得太重無法上學，所以躺在床上休息。
too sick to + infinitive
The sick child lay quietly while the nurse checked her temperature.
那個生病的孩子靜靜躺著，護士幫他量體溫。
attributive use before a noun
Michael has been sick for nearly a week with a bad chest infection.
Michael 因嚴重的胸部感染，已經病了將近一週。
Many sick animals were brought to the clinic after the storm.
暴風雨過後，許多生病的動物被帶到診所。
Constanza felt too sick to eat dinner and went straight to bed.
Constanza 病得吃不下晚餐，直接上床睡覺了。
用法筆記
In British English, 'be sick' usually means 'vomit' (see sense 4), not simply 'be ill'. Use 'be ill' or 'feel unwell' to avoid confusion in the UK.
常見錯誤
2. to phone the place where you work and tell them you cannot come in because you a
請病假
打電話向公司請假
to phone the place where you work and tell them you cannot come in because you are unwell
Élise called in sick this morning because she had a high fever.
Élise 今天早上打電話請病假，因為她發高燒。
call in sick — phrasal pattern
Kabir has been off sick for three days with a stomach problem.
Kabir 因為腸胃問題，已經請病假三天了。
off sick — phrasal pattern
You should report sick if your illness might spread to your colleagues.
如果你的病可能會傳染給同事，你應該請病假。
Zayd sent an email to his manager to say he would be off sick.
Zayd 發了一封電子郵件給主管，說他要請病假。
- take sick leave
more formal and includes the idea of official leave from work
文法句型
call in sick
be off sick
report sick
用法筆記
This sense does not stand alone as an adjective — it appears only in fixed phrases like 'call in sick', 'be off sick', or 'report sick'. The structure is always [verb] + sick.
3. experiencing an unpleasant feeling in your stomach as if the food inside it is a
想吐的
感到噁心、快要嘔吐
experiencing an unpleasant feeling in your stomach as if the food inside it is about to come up through your mouth
The smell of the fish market made Constanza feel sick to her stomach.
魚市場的氣味讓 Constanza 覺得噁心想吐。
feel sick to one's stomach — set phrase
Wei felt sick during the long bus ride on the winding mountain road.
Wei 在蜿蜒的山路上搭長途巴士時覺得很想吐。
travel sickness context
The patient told the nurse she felt sick right after taking the medicine.
那位病人告訴護士，她吃完藥後立刻覺得想吐。
Mira avoided looking at her phone in the taxi because it made her feel sick.
Mira 在計程車上避免看手機，因為那樣會讓她暈車想吐。
The sight of blood makes some people feel sick and dizzy.
看到血會讓一些人感到噁心頭暈。
- nauseous
more formal or medical, less common in everyday speech
- queasy
less intense, a mild feeling that something may come up
- carsick / seasick
specific types of nausea caused by motion
- settled
opposite feeling, when the stomach is calm
文法句型
feel sick
be sick
make someone sick
用法筆記
In British English, 'I feel sick' almost always means 'I feel nauseous', not 'I feel ill in general'. For general illness, use 'I feel ill' or 'I feel unwell'.
4. to have food or drink from your stomach come back up and leave your body through
嘔吐
將胃中物從口中排出
to have food or drink from your stomach come back up and leave your body through the mouth, typically because of illness or an upset stomach
The puppy ate too much grass and was sick all over the kitchen floor.
那隻小狗吃了太多草，在廚房地板上吐得到處都是。
be sick — British English for vomit
After eating the bad seafood, Mira was sick twice during the night.
吃了不新鮮的海鮮後，Mira 晚上吐了兩次。
The doctor asked whether the child had been sick or just had a fever.
醫生問那個孩子是吐了，還是只有發燒。
Yasmin felt a sudden wave of nausea and was sick into the bathroom sink.
Yasmin 突然一陣噁心，往洗手台吐了出來。
文法句型
be sick
make oneself sick
用法筆記
In British English, 'be sick' is the most common way to say 'vomit'. In American English, 'throw up', 'get sick', or 'vomit' are more common. Learners in Taiwan studying British English should know that 'I was sick' can mean 'I vomited'.
常見錯誤
5. feeling annoyed, irritated, or disgusted by a situation that just will not stop
厭煩的
因長期接觸而感到厭惡
feeling annoyed, irritated, or disgusted by a situation that just will not stop or change
Eric was sick of hearing the same excuse from his roommate every week.
Eric 受夠了室友每個禮拜都用同樣的藉口。
sick of + gerund
The neighbours are sick of the noise coming from the building site.
鄰居們受夠了工地傳來的噪音。
After ten years of the same daily routine, Constanza was sick of her job.
十年如一日的例行公事後，Constanza 厭倦了她的工作。
Wei is sick and tired of people who do not clean up after their dogs.
Wei 非常厭惡那些遛狗不清大便的人。
Kabir was sick of waiting for the bus that never arrived on time.
Kabir 受夠了老是誤點的公車。
- fed up with
similar meaning, slightly less strong, informal
- tired of
less intense, focuses on boredom rather than anger
- disgusted by
stronger, focuses on moral outrage
文法句型
sick of + noun/gerund
sick and tired of + noun/gerund
用法筆記
Unlike senses 1-4, this sense requires a complement — you are sick 'of' something or someone. It cannot stand alone: 'I am sick' means ill or nauseous, but 'I am sick of it' expresses annoyance.
常見錯誤
6. dealing with death, pain, or violence in a way that most people find cruel, offe
病態的
殘酷或令人極度不適的
dealing with death, pain, or violence in a way that most people find cruel, offensive, or deeply disturbing
The horror film was full of sick scenes that made the audience look away.
那部恐怖片充斥著病態的畫面，讓觀眾紛紛移開視線。
sick + noun — describes disturbing content
Eric told a sick joke about the accident, and nobody laughed.
Eric 講了一個關於那場事故的病態笑話，在場沒有人笑得出來。
Some people have a sick sense of humour that others find deeply offensive.
有些人有很病態的幽默感，其他人覺得極度冒犯。
The article described the disaster in sick detail that was not necessary.
那篇文章以不必要的病態細節描述了那場災難。
- disturbing
focuses on the emotional effect on the observer
- morbid
specifically about an unhealthy interest in death
- twisted
informal, suggests something is mentally wrong
- macabre
more formal, about the unpleasantness of death
- wholesome
opposite — clean, healthy, and morally good
用法筆記
This sense is stronger than 'cruel' — it suggests something that is morally disturbing, not just unkind. It is often used to describe jokes, humour, or film content that crosses a social boundary.
7. extremely good, impressive, or enjoyable — used as informal slang, especially by
超讚的
非常出色或令人印象深刻的（俚語）
extremely good, impressive, or enjoyable — used as informal slang, especially by younger speakers
That skateboard trick was sick — Wei landed it perfectly on the first try.
那個滑板動作超讚——Wei 第一次嘗試就完美落地。
informal slang: sick = awesome
Lien showed us some sick dance moves at the party last night.
Lien 昨晚在派對上展現了一些超讚的舞步。
The concert was absolutely sick — the band played all their best songs.
那場演唱會超讚——樂團演奏了所有他們最好的歌。
Christopher bought a sick new guitar with a built-in effects system.
Christopher 買了一把超讚的新吉他，內建音效系統。
- lame
slang opposite meaning 'uncool' or 'disappointing'
用法筆記
This slang sense is the opposite of sense 6 — a 'sick joke' is bad, but a 'sick guitar' is great. Context is everything. This meaning is most common among younger speakers in informal situations and may sound strange or confusing to older listeners.
常見錯誤
sick — 名詞
1. those who suffer from illness, seen as a group within a community
病人
患病者的統稱
those who suffer from illness, seen as a group within a community
The hospital has a special wing for the sick and the elderly.
那家醫院有一棟專門照顧病人和老人的大樓。
the sick — plural noun with 'the'
Nurses care for the sick with kindness and patience every day.
護理師每天以愛心和耐心照顧病人。
The charity delivers meals to the sick who cannot leave their homes.
該慈善機構為無法出門的病人送餐。
During the outbreak, volunteers brought medicine to help the sick.
疫情期間，志工運送物資來幫助病人。
- the ill
more common in British English, slightly more formal
- the healthy
people who are not ill
文法句型
the sick
用法筆記
'The sick' functions as a plural noun, not a singular one. It always takes a plural verb: 'the sick are treated', not 'the sick is treated'. To refer to one person, say 'a sick person'.
常見錯誤
2. food or liquid that has come up from a person's stomach and out through their mo
嘔吐物
從胃中嘔出的東西
food or liquid that has come up from a person's stomach and out through their mouth
There was sick on the pavement outside the restaurant.
餐廳外面的人行道上有一灘嘔吐物。
sick — uncountable noun for vomit
The smell of sick made everyone else in the room feel ill.
嘔吐物的氣味讓房間裡的每個人都感到噁心。
The cleaner had to mop the sick from the bathroom floor.
清潔人員必須把浴室地板上的嘔吐物拖乾淨。
The doctor took a sample of the sick to send for testing.
醫生採集了病人的嘔吐物樣本送去檢驗。
用法筆記
As a noun, 'sick' is uncountable and does not have a plural form. For a single event, use 'a lot of sick' rather than 'a sick'. The more clinical term is 'vomit'.