sickenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkən/
• 韻: -ɪkən

動詞

sicken (三人称単数 現在形 sickens, 現在分詞 sickening, 過去形および過去分詞形 sickened)

1. (transitive) To make ill.

   The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.

2. (intransitive) To become ill.

   I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.

   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     The judges that sat upon the jail, and numbers of those that attended, […] sickened upon it and died.

3. (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.

   His arrogant behaviour sickens me.

4. (sports) To lower the standing of.
   • 2007, Euan Reedie, Alan Shearer: Portrait Of A Legend - Captain Fantastic, →ISBN:

     Whenever I get booed by opposition fans it only makes me more determined to sicken them.

   • 2011, Scott Burns, Walter Smith the Ibrox Gaffer: A Tribute to a Rangers Legend:

     But instead of giving up, the Rangers team managed to grab a dramatic later winner from Kenny Miller to sicken St Mirren and lift the cup

   • 2016 September 28, Tom English, “Celtic 3–3 Manchester City”, in (Please provide the book title または journal name)‎^[1], BBC Sport:

     City took control, pinning a tiring Celtic back and threatening to sicken them with a winner.

5. (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
   • 1607, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra:

     Mine eyes did sicken at the sight.

6. (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
   • 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village:

     The toiling pleasure sickens into pain.

7. (intransitive) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
   • 1734, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man:

     All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink.

派生語

• sickening

アナグラム

• sincke