sickly
adjective uk/ˈsɪk.li/ us/ˈsɪk.li/
(ILL)
虚弱的;多病的
weak, unhealthy, and often sick
a sickly child/plant 多病的孩子／弱小的植物
A sickly looking woman handed me my ticket. 一个满面病容的女人把我的票递给我。
(VOMIT)
disapproving令人作呕的;令人恶心的
causing a slight feeling of wanting to vomit
A sickly smell of decaying fish came from the dirty river. 肮脏的河里发散出一股令人恶心的烂鱼的腥臭味。
The chocolate cake was sickly sweet (= too sweet). 巧克力蛋糕甜得发腻。
(TOO EMOTIONAL)
disapproving过分煽情的
emotional, in an unpleasant or embarrassing way
His books are sometimes accused of sickly sentimentality. 他的书有时因为过于多愁善感而受到批评。