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nauseous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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nau·se·ous /ˈnɔːziəs, -siəs $ -ˈnɒːziəs, -ʃəs/ adjective  1 especially American EnglishMISICK/VOMIT feeling that you are going to vomit 恶心的,想呕吐的 SYN sick I felt slightly nauseous. 我觉得有点恶心。 The taste made me nauseous. 那味道让我恶心。2 formalDISGUSTING making you feel that you are going to vomit 令人作呕的 a nauseous smell 令人作呕的气味
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nauseousThe smell of booze is making me nauseous.Prince's music makes me think of Des Esseintes's symphony of perfumes: exquisite, heady, overpowering, slightly nauseous.The sensation passed, leaving her nauseous and curiously empty ...For others losing sleep, developing obsessional thoughts, or feeling nauseous, and so on.I began to feel slightly nauseous and wondered if Archie's words might be having a toxic effect.I'm a little nauseous from the medication.I had become a man, but I was so nauseous I felt like vomiting.She combined kitchen liquids into a nauseous potion.The glare of the nauseous streetlights which made the world faceless and colourless.I suddenly felt nauseous with anger and humiliation - none of the things I'd felt at the time.felt ... nauseousFlashes of warmth darted uncomfortably through his chilled limbs and he felt nauseous.In fact she felt awful, nauseous and light-headed and clammy.I felt nauseous and rotten for a week.She suddenly felt nauseous, and went to the sink and heaved uncontrollably.I suddenly felt nauseous with anger and humiliation - none of the things I'd felt at the time.
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nauseous
nauseous /ˈnɔːziəs, -siəs $ -ˈnɒːziəs, -ʃəs/ adjective
1. especially American English feeling that you are going to vomit
   SYN  sick:
    I felt slightly nauseous.
    The taste made me nauseous.
2. formal making you feel that you are going to vomit:
    a nauseous smell


nau·se·ousBrE /ˈnɔːziəs/ 🔊, /ˈnɔːsiəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɔːʃəs/ 🔊 adjectivefeeling as if you want to vomit 恶心的;想呕吐的She felt dizzy and nauseous. 她觉得头晕、恶心。🔊🔊making you feel as if you want to vomit 令人作呕的;令人厌恶的a nauseous smell令人作呕的气味