"sickly" in Chinese (Simplified)
虚弱的常生病的
Definition
用于形容一个人经常生病或看起来虚弱、不健康。也可以用来形容某些(如空气、气味)太过甜腻或令人感到不适的东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
"Sickly" 带有轻微负面或正式、过时的语气。常用于形容人(如 "a sickly child"),也用于表示气味、颜色或味道太甜(如 "sickly sweet")。不要和 "sick"(暂时生病)或 "weak"(不一定因健康虚弱)混淆。
Examples
He was a sickly child and spent a lot of time in bed.
他小时候很**虚弱**,常常卧床。
The plant looks sickly and might die soon.
这株植物看起来很**虚弱**,可能很快就会死。
She has a sickly pale face.
她的脸色**苍白虚弱**。
That perfume has a sickly sweet smell I can't stand.
那香水有种我受不了的**甜腻**味道。
After the long illness, he still looks a bit sickly but is getting stronger.
长时间生病后,他看起来还是有点**虚弱**,但正在变强。
The decoration was a sickly shade of yellow that made the room feel unpleasant.
装饰用了让人不舒服的**病态黄色**,让房间感觉很差。