retch
英 [retʃ]
美 [ritʃ]
英文詞源
- retch (v.)
- 1540s, originally "to clear the throat, to cough up phlegm," from Old English hræcan "to cough up, spit" (related to hraca "phlegm"), from Proto-Germanic *khrækijan (cognates: Old High German rahhison "to clear one's throat"), of imitative origin (compare Lithuanian kregeti "to grunt"). Meaning "to make efforts to vomit" is from 1850; sense of "to vomit" is first attested 1888. Related: Retched; retching.
雙語例句
- 1. The smell made me retch.
- 這種味道讓我惡心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The smell made her retch.
- 這氣味讓她惡心。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. As always, the gin made him shudder and even retch slightly.
- 像往常一樣, 他感到一陣哆嗦,甚至有些惡心.
來自英漢文學
- 4. To cause to choke, retch, or undergo a regurgitative spasm.
- 窒息, 作嘔, 因為痙攣使人反胃、想吐.
來自互聯網
- 5. The foul smell of his body made me retch.
- 他身上的難聞氣味使我惡心.
來自互聯網