sickly
['sɪk.li] adjective
ILL 有病的
■weak, unhealthy and often ill 虚弱的；多病的•a sickly child/plant多病的孩子／弱小的植物 •Her face was a sickly colour when she came out of the dentist's.离开牙医诊所时，她满面病容。
['sɪk.li] adjective
VOMIT 呕吐 disapproving
■causing a slight feeling of wanting to vomit 令人作呕的；令人恶心的•A sickly smell of decaying fish came from the dirty river.肮脏的河里发散出一股令人恶心的腐鱼的腥臭味。 •The chocolate cake was sickly sweet (= too sweet).巧克力蛋糕甜得发腻。 ■disapproving
■emotional, in an embarrassing way 过分煽情的•His books are sometimes accused of sickly sentimentality.他的书有时因为过于多愁善感而受到批评。 |