- affected by physical or mental illness病的, 生病的, 患病的：
nursing very sick children
看护重病儿童
half my staff were off sick
我的一半职员请病假
as plural noun the sick visiting the sick and the elderly.看望病人和老人。
- of or relating to those who are ill（与）病人（有关）的：
the company organized a sick fund for its workers.
公司为员工们筹集了病员基金。
- figurative (of an organization, system, or society) suffering from serious problems, especially of a financial nature〈喻〉（组织, 体系, 社团）面临严重问题的, 不景气的：
the British economy remains sick.
英国经济依然不景气。
- archaic pining or longing for someone or something〈古〉渴望的, 想往的：
he was sick for a sight of her.
他渴望见到她。
- predic. feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit恶心的; 想呕吐的：
he was starting to feel sick
他开始觉得恶心
Mark felt sick with fear.
马克怕得感到一阵恶心。
- attrib.(of an emotion) so intense as to cause one to feel unwell or nauseous（情感）强烈得令人不适的; 令人作呕的; 令人厌恶的：
he had a sick fear of returning.
他极害怕回去。
- informal disappointed, mortified, or miserable〈非正式〉失望的; 懊丧的; 极不愉快的：
he looked pretty sick at that, but he eventually agreed.
他看上去极不情愿, 但最终还是同意了。
sick of
intensely annoyed with or bored by (someone or something) as a result of having had too much of them厌倦的; 厌恶的; 腻烦的：I'm absolutely sick of your moods.
我完全厌烦你的喜怒无常。
- informal (especially of humour) having something unpleasant such as death, illness, or misfortune as its subject and dealing with it in an offensive way〈非正式〉（尤指幽默）毛骨悚然的; 恐怖的：
this was someone's idea of a sick joke.
这是某人想出来开的一个恐怖的玩笑。
- (of a person) having abnormal or unnatural tendencies; perverted（人）不健全的; 病态的：
he is a deeply sick man from whom society needs to be protected.
他是一个极不健全的人, 社会需要对他有所防备。
- informal excellent〈非正式〉极好的。
be sick
- be ill生病。
- Brit. vomit〈英〉呕吐。
get sick
- be ill生病。
- US vomit〈美〉呕吐。
make someone sick
- cause someone to vomit or feel nauseous or unwell使人作呕; 使人厌恶; 让人觉得不舒服。
- cause someone to feel intense annoyance or disgust让人觉得愤怒（或讨厌）：
you're so damned self-righteous you make me sick!
你太伪善了, 让我觉得厌恶。
- oneself sick
- do something to such an extent that one feels nauseous or unwell (often used for emphasis)［常用于强调］（某事做得）让自己觉得恶心（或不适）：
she was worrying herself sick about Mike.
她对迈克担心得寝食不安。
on the sick
- Brit. informal receiving sickness benefit〈英, 非正式〉享受病假补助。
sick and tired of
- informal annoyed about or bored with (something) and unwilling to put up with it any longer〈非正式〉对…十分厌倦; 无法容忍：
I am sick and tired of all the criticism.
我无法容忍所有这些批评。
as sick as a dog
- informal extremely ill〈非正式〉病得厉害。
as sick as a parrot
- informal extremely disappointed〈非正式〉极其失望。
the sick man of -
- a country that is politically or economically unsound, especially in comparison with its neighbours in the region specified（某一地区的）弱国：
the country had been the sick man of Europe for too long.
该国很久以来一直是欧洲的弱国。
ORIGIN: from a use of sick man, frequently applied in the late 19th cent. to the Sultan of Turkey, later extended to Turkey and other countries.
sick to death of
- informal another way of saying sick and tired of above.〈非正式〉同前面sick and tired of。
sick to one's stomach
- nauseous作呕的。
- disgusted讨厌的。
sickish
adjective- set a dog on (someone or something)放狗咬：
the plan was to surprise the heck out of the grizzly by sicking the dog on him.
计划是放狗咬灰熊把它吓跑。
sick someone on
informal set someone to pursue, keep watch on, or accompany (another)〈非正式〉派某人去追击（或监视、陪伴）。