音标:['sikli] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 病弱的, 令人不快的, 无精打采的
adv. 病态地
vt. 使现病容
s unhealthy looking
s somewhat ill or prone to illness
词型变化:形容词比较级 : sicklier ; 形容词最高级 : sickliest
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sickly的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. His face was a sickly yellow.他的脸色是一种病态的黄。
  2. The sickly girl bloomed suddenly.那个体弱的女孩突然焕发了青春。
  3. The flowers gave off a heavy, sickly odor.那些花散发出浓烈而使人作呕的气味。
  4. He summoned up a sickly smile for camera.他强打精神对摄像机苦笑一下。

词汇搭配

  • sickly climate易致病的气候...
  • sickly complexion病容
  • sickly look病容

经典引文

  • That girl is so sickly from too much soft living.

    出自:S. Rushdie
  • We don't retouch our pictures to make patients look more sickly.

    出自:E. Segal
  • The dazed man stared sickly at Casy.

    出自:J. Steinbeck
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