"retched" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 乾嘔

Definition

做出嘔吐的動作和聲音，但通常沒有吐出東西；試圖嘔吐。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Retch/retched” 多見於正式或醫學語境，描述想嘔吐卻嘔不出來（乾嘔）。這跟真的嘔吐不同，常見於聞到難聞氣味、生病或極度厭惡時。

Examples

He retched when he smelled the rotten food.

他聞到腐爛的食物時**乾嘔**了。

She retched but nothing came out.

她**乾嘔**但什麼也沒吐出來。

The smell of paint made me retched.

油漆的味道讓我**乾嘔**。

He retched so hard, his eyes watered.

他**乾嘔**得很厲害，眼淚都流出來了。

Hearing the story, I almost retched right there.

聽到這個故事，我差點當場**乾嘔**。

She covered her mouth and retched into the sink.

她捂著嘴，衝著水槽**乾嘔**。