單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)
單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)
sick vs. ill
● sick
英譯:not in good health;ready to vomit
解釋:生病的;噁心想吐的
例句:
Lily spent years caring for her sick uncle.(莉莉長期在照顧她生病的叔叔。)
Jack felt sick the morning after the party.(傑克在派對後隔天早上覺得宿醉想吐。)
● ill
英譯:not in good health
解釋:生病的
例句:
He is seriously ill in hospital.(他病重住院中。)
註:ill 和 sick 都可出現在be動詞, become, feel, look 或 seem 之後。唯 sick 可出現在名詞之前,但通常 ill 則否。例如,He is a sick child.(O);但不可說 He is an ill child.(X) ◇