BBC今日短语:As sick as a dog 病得很严重

BBC今日短语:As sick as a dog 病得很严重
2020年01月07日 13:45 新浪教育综合
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  今日短语

  在英语口语中,固定搭配 “as sick as a dog” 通常用来形容一个人因为吃坏了肚子而在一段时间内 “身体很不舒服,病得很严重”。在描述吃坏肚子的上下文中,“as sick as a dog” 也可以指一个人 “呕吐得很厉害”。它可以和动词 “be” 或 “feel” 搭配使用,即 “to be as sick as a dog” 和 “to feel as sick as a dog”。

  例句

  I’m going to have to get off the train as I feel as sick as a dog.

  我得下火车,因为我恶心想吐,难受得要命。

  Doctor, I was as sick as a dog after eating a pineapple. I vomited a lot.

  大夫,我吃了一个菠萝之后,难受得不得了,吐得一塌糊涂。

  He couldn’t come to work yesterday because he was as sick as a dog. He ate too much the night before and felt really ill.

  他昨天不能来上班,因为他病得很严重。前一天晚上他吃得太多了,感觉非常不舒服。

  实习编辑:姚依明

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