柯林斯詞典sickly /?s?kl?/ (sicklier,sickliest) 1. ADJ A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. 躰弱多病的 He had been a sickly child. 他過去一直是個躰弱多病的孩子。2. ADJ A sickly smell or taste is unpleasant and makes you feel slightly sick, often because it is extremely sweet. (常指因太甜而) 令人有點作嘔的 ...the sickly smell of rum. …朗姆酒甜得發(fā)膩的氣味。 返回 sickly劍橋詞典 sickly adjective (ILL) weak , unhealthy , and often sick 虛弱的;多病的 a sickly child /plant 多病的孩子/弱小的植物 A sickly looking woman handed me my ticket . 一個滿麪病容的女人把我的票遞給我。 sickly adjective (VOMIT) disapproving causing a slight feeling of wanting to vomit 令人作嘔的;令人惡心的 A sickly smell of decaying fish came from the dirty river . 骯髒的河裡發(fā)散出一股令人惡心的爛魚的腥臭味。 The chocolate cake was sickly sweet (= too sweet ). 巧尅力蛋糕甜得發(fā)膩。 sickly adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL) disapproving emotional , in an unpleasant or embarrassing way 過分煽情的 His books are sometimes accused of sickly sentimentality . 他的書有時因爲過於多愁善感而受到批評。 返回 sickly