retch

英 [retʃ] 美[ritʃ]
  • vi. 作呕,反胃;恶心
  • n. 反胃,呕吐

畅通词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: retches;过去式: retched;过去分词: retched;现在分词: retching;

英英释意


1. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting;
"a bad case of the heaves"

英文词源


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.

实用场景例句


The smell made her retch.
这气味让她恶心。

牛津词典

The smell made me retch.
这种味道让我恶心。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The strange smell made me retch.
这种怪味闻的我直干哕.

期刊摘选

As always, the gin made him shudder and even retch slightly.
像往常一样, 他感到一阵哆嗦,甚至有些恶心.

英汉文学

To cause to choke, retch, or undergo a regurgitative spasm.
窒息, 作呕, 因为痉挛使人反胃、想吐.

期刊摘选

The foul smell of his body made me retch.
他身上的难闻气味使我恶心.

期刊摘选

The smell made her retch.
这气味让她恶心。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The smell made me retch.
这种味道让我恶心。

柯林斯例句