sicken

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make ill. transitive
    — The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.
  2. To become ill. intransitive
    — I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.
  3. To fill with disgust or abhorrence. transitive
    — His arrogant behaviour sickens me.
  4. To lower the standing of.
    — Whenever I get booed by opposition fans it only makes me more determined to sicken them.
  5. To be filled with disgust or abhorrence. intransitive
    — Mine eyes did sicken at the sight.
  6. To become disgusting or tedious. intransitive
    — The toiling pleasure sickens into pain.
  7. To become weak; to decay; to languish. intransitive
    — All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink.

词形变化

sickens present,singular,third-person sickening participle,present sickened participle,past sickened past

词汇关系

衍生词
sickened sickener sickening unsicken

词源

From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).
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