Word · Frequency #25013
retches
干呕
retches is the plural of retch.
核心释义
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
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干呕；未成功的呕吐动作
An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
干呕；未成功的呕吐动作；反胃；呕吐声
用法In use
After eating the spoiled food, he experienced a sudden retch but brought up nothing.
用法提示：Retch作为名词，表示一次反胃的动作。
The loud retch from the next room made everyone cringe.
用法提示：Retch作为名词，指呕吐的声音。
She felt a retch coming on and quickly excused herself from the table.
用法提示：Retch作为名词，指反胃的感觉。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
retch 读起来像干呕时喉咙憋出的“呃”声，一“呃”就是干呕。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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