sick

ill, sick

这两个形容词均有“生病的”之意。
ill: 在英国较常用，指“生病”时，通常作表语，不可作定语。在美国，ill用作表语时可与sick换用。
sick: 多用于美国，作“生病”解时，既可作表语，也可作定语。在英国，sick作表语，不指生病，而指“恶心、呕吐”。

名词 sick:

1. people who are sick

动词 sick:

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   同义词：vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

形容词 sick:

1. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
   同义词：ill
2. feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
   同义词：nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sickish
3. affected with madness or insanity
   同义词：brainsick, crazy, demented, distracted, disturbed, mad, unbalanced, unhinged
4. having a strong distaste from surfeit
   同义词：disgusted, fed up, sick of, tired of
5. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
   同义词：pale, pallid, wan
6. deeply affected by a strong feeling
7. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
   同义词：ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre

1. She left her home reluctantly and sick at heart.
   她依依不舍地离开了家，心情很沉重。
2. It makes me sick to see her being treated so badly.
   我看到她受到这样虐待非常愤怒。
3. Johnny's been sick again should we call the doctor?
   约翰尼又吐了－－我们应该请医生来吗？
4. I'm sick of waiting around like this.
   我腻烦像这样在一旁等著。
5. Your uncle is very sick.
   你的叔叔病得很厉害。