nausea

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nau·se·a /ˈnɔːziə, -siə $ ˈnɒːziə, -ʃə/ noun [uncountable] formal  MISICK/VOMITthe feeling that you have when you think you are going to vomit (=bring food up from your stomach through your mouth) 恶心，呕吐感 SYN sicknessfeeling/wave of nausea A feeling of nausea suddenly came over me. 我突然有一种恶心的感觉。 → ad nauseamn COLLOCATIONSverbssuffer from nauseaSome patients suffer from nausea and headaches.cause nauseaThe medicine can cause nausea and dizziness.nausea sweeps over/engulfs somebody formal:Nausea swept over him when he tried to stand.phrasesa feeling of nauseaMany women have feelings of nausea in early pregnancy.a wave of nausea (=a sudden strong feeling of nausea)A terrible wave of nausea swept over her.adjectivesintense/severe nauseaThe woman suffered from severe nausea and vomiting.mild nauseaThe tablets can cause mild nausea.

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nausea• Nausea swept over me as I looked at the body of the dead boy.• In its early stages, the symptoms of fatigue and nausea mimic heat exhaustion and can confuse the rangers.• Cancer drugs often have unpleasant side effects, such as nausea and loss of hair.• In the severe case he or she is extremely uncomfortable, experiencing vertigo on any head motion accompanied by nausea and vomiting.• Eating a poinsettia will cause nausea and even vomiting.• To step out of the shade was to feel nausea.• My nausea has been very helpful to me in understanding my own tendency to procrastinate.• He was struggling to keep conscious as red-hot waves of nausea washed over him.• Sour stomach with wind, regurgitation, reflux, nausea, food sitting like a load, the characteristic taste and salivation.• The first week is hell; jet lag and a sluggish nausea I can't explain.• Headache with nausea, with faintness.feeling/wave of nausea• The giddiness may also be accompanied by a feeling of nausea and actual sickness.• Just then a wave of nausea engulfed him, and he swayed on his feet like a drunk man.• I tried to straighten up, but another wave of nausea swept over me and I vomited again.• Another wave of nausea hit him.• He was struggling to keep conscious as red-hot waves of nausea washed over him.• A little wave of nausea crept over me.• I had to force down the wave of nausea.• Or could those waves of nausea come from witnessing another champion of truth sell out to Hollywood?Origin nausea (1400-1500) Latin Greek nausia “seasickness”, from nautes; → NAUTICAL

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nausea
nau‧se‧a /ˈnɔːziə, -siə $ ˈnɒːziə, -ʃə/ noun [uncountable] formalthe feeling that you have when you think you are going to vomit (=bring food up from your stomach through your mouth)
   SYN  sickness
    feeling/wave of nausea
    A feeling of nausea suddenly came over me.
⇨ ad nauseam
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ suffer from nausea Some patients suffer from nausea and headaches.
   ▪ cause nausea The medicine can cause nausea and dizziness.
   ▪ nausea sweeps over/engulfs somebody formal Nausea swept over him when he tried to stand.
■ phrases
   ▪ a feeling of nausea Many women have feelings of nausea in early pregnancy.
   ▪ a wave of nausea (=a sudden strong feeling of nausea) A terrible wave of nausea swept over her.
■ adjectives
   ▪ intense/severe nausea The woman suffered from severe nausea and vomiting.
   ▪ mild nausea The tablets can cause mild nausea.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ stomachache pain in your stomach or near your stomach: He said he had a stomachache and didn't want to go to school. | I've got bad stomachache.
   ▪ indigestion pain or uncomfortable feelings that you get when your stomach cannot break down food that you have eaten: She frequently suffered from indigestion. | If I eat onions, they give me indigestion.
   ▪ food poisoning a stomach illness caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria, so that you vomit: I got food poisoning while I was on holiday and had to spend the day in bed. | Two of the customers has to be taken to hospital with suspected food poisoning.
   ▪ nausea the feeling that you have when you think you are going to vomit: A feeling of nausea suddenly came over me.
   ▪ constipation the condition of having difficulty in getting rid of solid waste from your body: Do you suffer from constipation?
   ▪ diarrhoea British English, diarrhea American English an illness in which waste from the bowels is watery and comes out often: The main symptoms are diarrhoea and vomiting. | Some dairy products can cause diarrhoea.

nau·seaBrE /ˈnɔːziə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɔːziə/ 🔊BrE /ˈnɔːsiə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɔːsiə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are ill/sick or are disgusted by sth 恶心；作呕；反胃◆A wave of nausea swept over her. 她觉得一阵恶心。🔊🔊◆Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms. 恶心呕吐是常见的症状。🔊🔊  ➡  see also ad nauseam