Word · Frequency #25013
retch
干呕
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
- 1.
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
干呕；未成功的呕吐动作
干呕；未成功的呕吐动作；反胃；呕吐声
In use
After eating the spoiled food, he experienced a sudden retch but brought up nothing.
The loud retch from the next room made everyone cringe.
She felt a retch coming on and quickly excused herself from the table.
have a retch
have a retch 表示一次干呕的动作，相当于动词 retch 的具体一次性表达。
He had a retch but brought up nothing.
他干呕了一下，但什么也没吐出来。
with a retch
with a retch 在句中作伴随状语，说明动作伴随着干呕。
She turned away with a retch.
她干呕一声，转过身去。
stifle a retch
stifle a retch 意为忍住干呕，属于“动词+宾语”结构，stifle 也可换成 suppress。
He stifled a retch and continued talking.
他忍住干呕，继续说话。
Common mistakes
He gave retch when he saw the blood.He gave a retch when he saw the blood.
retch 作名词时是可数名词，单数前需要加不定冠词 a，所以 "gave retch" 缺少冠词，应改为 "gave a retch"。
The smell made me let out a wretch.The smell made me let out a retch.
wretch（可怜的人）与 retch（干呕）同音，但意思完全不同；此处要表达“干呕”，必须拼写为 retch。
Connections
Collocations
- a dry retch
- 干呕；空呕
- He gave a dry retch but brought nothing up.他干呕了一下，但什么也没吐出来。
- a loud retch
- 响亮的干呕声
- A loud retch from the hallway startled everyone.走廊里传来响亮的干呕声，吓了大家一跳。
- a violent retch
- 剧烈的干呕
- She felt a violent retch as the smell hit her.闻到那股气味时，她感到一阵剧烈的干呕。
- a series of retches
- 一连串的干呕
- The patient was left weak after a series of retches.一连串的干呕让病人虚弱不堪。
- an involuntary retch
- 不自主的干呕
- An involuntary retch escaped him at the sight.看到那景象，他不自主地干呕了一下。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
retch 读起来像干呕时喉咙憋出的“呃”声，一“呃”就是干呕。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical descriptions、symptom reports、narrative writing 作为名词，retch 多用于描写呕吐前或未呕出的动作，常见于医疗描述和症状叙述；日常口语中更常说 dry heave。整体语气比较中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 retch 的 /e/ + /tʃ/ 押韵：fetch, etch, sketch, stretch, wretch, ketch。注意 wretch 与 retch 发音完全相同，只是多写一个 w；拼写相似的 reach /riːtʃ/ 和 watch /wɒtʃ/（美式 /wɑːtʃ/）发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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