sicken

verb
🔊/ˈsɪkən/
🔊/ˈsɪkən/
(British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sicken
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he / she / it sickens
🔊/ˈsɪkənz/
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past simple sickened
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past participle sickened
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-ing form sickening
🔊/ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] sicken somebody to make somebody feel very shocked and angry使大为震惊;使愤怒 synonym disgust, nauseate (2)
    • Reading the report of the attack sickened him.阅读袭击报告使他感到恶心。
    • The public is becoming sickened by these pictures of violence and death.这些暴力和死亡的画面使公众感到恶心。
  2. [intransitive] to become ill患病;生病
    • (old-fashioned) The baby sickened and died before his first birthday.婴儿没过周岁就病死了。🔊🔊
    • (British English) Faye hasn't eaten all day—she must be sickening for something.费伊一天没吃饭了,她一定是哪儿不舒服了。🔊🔊
    Topics Illnessc2