Word · Frequency #25013
retch
干呕；作呕
核心释义
指想吐但没吐出来
to try to vomit; to gag as if about to vomit
- 1.
尝试呕吐但未成功；像呕吐般用力或痉挛；作呕或几乎呕吐。
To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
- 2.
呕吐；成功呕出。
To vomit; to make or experience a successful effort to vomit.
呕吐；吐出；尝试呕吐但未成功；像呕吐般用力或痉挛；作呕或几乎呕吐。；呕吐；成功呕出。；作呕；反胃
用法In use
The strong smell made him retch, but he managed not to vomit.
用法提示：作呕，动词原形，表示干呕、反胃
She retched after swallowing the bitter medicine.
用法提示：干呕，动词过去式，表示一次性的动作
The patient was retching uncontrollably in the emergency room.
用法提示：正在干呕，动词现在分词，表示持续的动作
retch (from sth)
from 用来说明引发干呕的气味或原因；此处 retch 指未吐出东西的作呕。
She retched from the smell of the rotten food.
腐烂食物的气味让她直干呕。
retch (at sth)
at 表示对所见、所闻等刺激产生的即时反应；也可说 at the thought/idea of sth。
He retched at the sight of the wound.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- retch violently
- 剧烈干呕
- He retched violently in the bathroom.他在浴室里剧烈干呕。
- retch at the smell of something
- 闻到某物就干呕
- She retches at the smell of raw fish.她闻到生鱼味就干呕。
- make someone retch
- 使某人干呕
- The rotten smell made me retch.腐烂的气味让我干呕。
- feel like retching
- 感觉想干呕
- I felt like retching after the ride.乘车后我觉得想干呕。
- retch into the toilet
- 对着马桶干呕
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
retch 长得像 reach 少了 a：想吐时手伸向水池，却只干呕，没够到呕吐物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗/健康场景、日常叙述身体不适 注意：retch 通常表示想吐但没吐出来（干呕），较少指真正呕吐。多用于描述恶心、晕车等不适。语域比较中性，正式与非正式场合都可以使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作呕时通常不带宾语，呕吐时可带宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɛtʃ/ 结尾，与 retch 的读音完全押韵。注意：wretch 的 w 不发音，读音与 retch 完全相同；但 reach /riːtʃ/ 拼写相似，元音为 /iː/，并不与之押韵。
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