"sickness" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 疾病
• 恶心

Definition

指生病或身体不健康的状态。它也可以表示想呕吐的感觉，尤其是在“motion sickness”或“morning sickness”这样的表达中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

表示“疾病”时，这个词通常稍正式或较概括；日常口语里，人们更常说 'illness'，或者更具体的词，如 'flu'、'cold'。在复合表达中它很常见，如 'motion sickness'、'morning sickness'、'sea sickness'。不要把它和形容词 'sick' 混淆。

Examples

The doctor said the sickness would pass in a few days.

医生说这种**疾病**几天后就会过去。

She felt sickness during the long bus ride.

她在长时间的公交车途中感到**恶心**。

Morning sickness is common in early pregnancy.

怀孕初期出现晨间**恶心**很常见。

I had to leave the boat because the sickness was getting worse.

我不得不离开船，因为那种**恶心感**越来越严重了。

The whole family was hit by the same sickness last winter.

去年冬天，全家都得了同一种**病**。

Even the smell of food made her sickness worse.

连食物的味道都让她的**恶心**更严重了。