sick
US: /ˈsɪk/
UK: /sˈɪk/
UK: /sˈɪk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sick /sik/
- tính từ
- ốm, đau; ốm yếu; (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) khó ở, thấy kinh
- a sick man: người ốm
- to be sick of a fever: bị sốt
- to be sick of love: ốm tương tư
- buồn nôn
- to feel (turn) sick: buồn nôn, thấy lợm giọng
- to be sick: nôn
- (hàng hải) cần sửa lại, cần chữa lại
- sick [and tried] of
- sick to death of
- (thông tục) chán, ngán, ngấy
- to be sick of doing the same work: chán ngấy vì cứ làm mãi một công việc
- sick at (about)
- (thông tục) đau khổ, ân hận
- to be sick at failing to pass the examination: đau khổ vì thi trượt
- sick for
- nhớ
- to be sick for home: nhớ nhà, nhớ quê hương
- sick to death of
- ngoại động từ
- xuýt (chó) ((thường), (mỉa mai) để ra lệnh cho chó săn)
- sick him!: sục đi!
- xuýt (chó) ((thường), (mỉa mai) để ra lệnh cho chó săn)
- ốm, đau; ốm yếu; (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) khó ở, thấy kinh
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun, verb
+ adjective
ill
1 physically or mentally ill: a sick child / relative / bird + Her mother's very sick. + Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks. + Emma has just called in sick (= telephoned to say she will not be coming to work because she is ill). + Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. + (AmE) I can't afford to get sick (= become ill).
wanting to vomit
2 [not usually before noun] (especially BrE) feeling that you want to VOMIT: If you eat any more cake you'll make yourself sick. + a sick feeling in your stomach
-sick
3 (in compounds) feeling sick as a result of travelling on a ship, plane, etc: seasick + airsick + carsick + travel-sick
bored
4 ~ of sb/sth
~ of doing sth (informal) bored with or annoyed about sth that has been happening for a long time, and wanting it to stop: I'm sick of the way you've treated me. + We're sick of waiting around like this. + I'm sick and tired of your moaning. + I'm sick to death of all of you! + We are getting heartily sick of your attitude.
cruel / strange
5 (informal) (especially of humour) dealing with suffering, disease or death in a cruel way that some people think is offensive: a sick joke + That's really sick.
6 (informal) getting enjoyment from doing strange or cruel things: a sick mind + People think I'm sick for having a rat as a pet. + We live in a sick society.
See also -
Idioms: be sick (BrE) to bring food from your stomach back out through your mouth
Synonym: VOMIT
I was sick three times in the night. + She had been violently sick.
be worried sick; be sick with worry to be extremely worried: Where have you been? I've been worried sick about you. + She was worrying herself sick about the exams.
fall sick (also old-fashioned take sick) (formal) to become ill: A week later he fell sick and died.
make sb sick to make sb angry or disgusted: His hyprocrisy makes me sick.
(as) sick as a dog (informal) feeling very ill; VOMITING a lot
(as) sick as a parrot (BrE, humorous) very disappointed
sick at heart (formal) very unhappy or disappointed
sick to your stomach
1 feeling very angry or worried: Nora turned sick to her stomach on hearing this news.
2 (AmE) = SICK (2)
+ noun
vomit
1 [U] (BrE, informal) food that you bring back up from your stomach through your mouth
Synonym: VOMIT
There was a pool of sick on the carpet.
ill people
2 (the sick) [pl.] people who are ill: to visit / heal the sick + All the sick and wounded were evacuated.
verb
Phrasal Verbs: sick sth<->up (BrE, informal) to bring sth up from the stomach back out through your mouth
Synonym: VOMIT
She'd sicked up her milk.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 Chiefly Brit nauseated, queasy, sick to one's stomach, squeamish, qualmish; seasick, carsick, airsick, Colloq green around the gills:
Patrick felt a bit sick after the rough ferry crossing.
2 ill, unwell, unhealthy, sickly, indisposed, infirm, ailing, diseased, afflicted, Colloq under the weather, on the sick-list, poorly, laid up, not (feeling) up to snuff:
If you feel sick, you'd best see a doctor. I've been sick for a week.
3 affected, troubled, stricken, heartsick, wretched, miserable, burdened, weighed down:
I was sick with worry to learn of the problems you have been having with your business
4 mad, crazy, insane, deranged, disturbed, neurotic, unbalanced, psychoneurotic, psychotic, Colloq mental, US off ((one's) rocker or trolley):
Anyone who could have committed such a crime must be sick.
5 peculiar, unconventional, strange, weird, odd, bizarre, grotesque, macabre, shocking, ghoulish, morbid, gruesome, stomach-turning, sadistic, masochistic, sado-masochistic, Colloq kinky, bent, far-out, US off:
In 30 years as a policeman, I've seen some sick things, but this is the end
6 sickened, shocked, put out, upset, appalled, disgusted, revolted, repulsed, offended, repelled, nauseated; annoyed, chagrined, irritated:
She was sick at what she saw in the army field hospital. The way you do things sometimes makes me sick
7 Sometimes, sick of. (sick and) tired, bored, weary, Colloq fed up with:
Don't you get sick of telling them the same thing so many times?
Collocation dictionary
1 ill
VERBS
be, look | become, fall
(formal),
get
(informal) He fell sick with yellow fever. She was afraid she would get sick if she stayed in that place any longer.
ADV.
chronically, desperately, extremely, terribly, very
The house has accommodation for up to 60 chronically sick or disabled residents. a very sick woman in the next bed
| incurably, terminally | mentally
PHRASES
be off sick
John's not in the office today, he's off sick.
2 ill in your stomach
VERBS
be, feel, look
Mum, I feel sick!
| get
I get travel-sick if I sit in the back seat.
| make sb
If you eat all that chocolate it'll make you sick.
ADV.
horribly, really, very, violently
He leaned sideways and was violently sick.
| almost | a bit, faintly, a little, quite, rather, slightly | continually | physically
Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.
PREP.
with
Laura felt almost sick with embarrassment.
PHRASES
be as sick as a dog
3 bored/disgusted/annoyed
VERBS
be | become, get
I'm getting sick of all these delays.
| make sb
Her attitude makes me sick.
ADV.
heartily, really
He was getting heartily sick of all the false sympathy.
| absolutely, thoroughly | a bit, pretty, rather
She was getting a bit sick of his moaning.
PREP.
of
I'm getting sick of you leaving things in a mess.
PHRASES
sick and tired of sth, sick to death of sth, sick to the back teeth of sth
4 cruel/in bad taste
VERBS
be, seem, sound
ADV.
extremely, really, very
You're really sick, you know that?
| pretty, rather
It was pretty sick humour, I thought.
PHRASES
sick in the head
Whoever started the fire must be sick in the head.
Concise English dictionary
sicker|sickestsɪk
noun
+people who are sick
verb
+eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
adj.
+affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
+feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
+affected with madness or insanity
+having a strong distaste from surfeit
+(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
+deeply affected by a strong feeling
+shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
