nau·se·ate
verb/ˈnɔːzieɪt/
/ˈnɔːzieɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they nauseate | /ˈnɔːzieɪt/ /ˈnɔːzieɪt/ |
| he / she / it nauseates | /ˈnɔːzieɪts/ /ˈnɔːzieɪts/ |
| past simple nauseated | /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪd/ /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle nauseated | /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪd/ /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form nauseating | /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ/ |
- nauseate somebody to make somebody feel that they want to vomit
使恶心；使作呕 - The smell of meat nauseates me.
肉的味道让我恶心。
- The smell of meat nauseates me.
- nauseate somebody to make somebody feel full of horror
使厌恶；使反感 - I was nauseated by the violence in the movie.
影片中的暴力场面让我感到恶心。
- I was nauseated by the violence in the movie.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin nauseat- ‘made to feel sick’, from the verb nauseare, from nausea from Greek nausia, from naus ‘ship’.