"retch" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 乾嘔

Definition

做出像要嘔吐的動作或聲音，通常沒有真的吐出東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

‘Retch’ 比 ‘gag’ 更正式或更醫學，常見於‘from the smell’、‘almost retch’等用法。不要與真正嘔吐混淆。

Examples

The smell made her retch.

這個味道讓她**乾嘔**。

He started to retch when he saw the rotten food.

他看到腐爛的食物時開始**乾嘔**。

If I spin too fast, I feel like I will retch.

如果我轉得太快，我覺得會**乾嘔**。

I could hear him retching in the bathroom all night.

我整晚都聽到他在浴室**乾嘔**。

Just thinking about eating bugs makes me want to retch.

只要想到喫蟲，我就想**乾嘔**。

She tried not to retch when cleaning up the mess.

她清理髒亂時努力讓自己不**乾嘔**。