•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。

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•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。

•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。