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the sick
定冠词 the 后接 sick 表示病人群体，视为复数。
The sick need immediate attention.
病人需要立即关注。
病人
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病人
the sick
The sick need immediate attention.
病人需要立即关注。
通常作 the sick，指患病人群
生病的人
people who are sick
Volunteers brought warm meals and blankets to the sick after the storm.
暴风雨后，志愿者为病人送来了热饭和毯子。
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During the outbreak, the sick were advised to isolate themselves at home.
疫情期间，病人被建议在家自我隔离。
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The government has promised more hospital beds for the sick in rural areas.
政府承诺为农村地区的病人提供更多病床。
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they devote their lives to caring for the sick
他们献身于照料病人。
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定冠词 the 后接 sick 表示病人群体，视为复数。
The sick need immediate attention.
病人需要立即关注。
Nurses care for the sick day and night.
护士日夜照顾病人。
The doctor worked among the sick during the epidemic.
疫情期间，医生在病人中间工作。
Not this
He is a sick.
Use this
He is a sick person.
sick 作名词时是集合名词，指全体病人，不能直接加冠词 a 表示单个个体。应使用 sick person 或 patient。
Not this
Sick need help.
Use this
The sick need help.
sick 作名词表示病人时，通常与定冠词 the 连用，指一类人。汉语中常用零冠词，但英语中需加 the。
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病人（统称）
The sick were moved to a new ward.
病人被转移到了新病房。
照顾病人
It takes patience to care for the sick.
照顾病人需要耐心。
医治病人
This hospital is well equipped to treat the sick.
这家医院设备齐全，可以医治病人。
探望病人
She visits the sick at the local clinic every weekend.
她每周末都去当地诊所探望病人。
伤病员
Rescuers helped the sick and injured after the earthquake.
救援人员在地震后帮助伤病员。
受够的；十分厌倦的
I'm sick and tired of your excuses.
我受够了你的种种借口。
担心得要命；忧心忡忡
She was worried sick about her son.
她为儿子担心得要命。
病得很厉害；难受极了
He caught a cold and was sick as a dog.
他得了感冒，病得很厉害。
健康的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。
The sick deserve compassion and medical care.
病人理应得到同情和医疗照顾。
我受够了这种受够了的滋味。
It is our duty to help the sick.
帮助病人是我们的责任。
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sick 除‘生病的’外，名词指‘生病的人们’：想象病房里一群病人齐喊 sick，他们就是 the sick。
语域：formal 常见场景：医疗语境、新闻报道、正式报告 作名词时通常以 the sick 的形式出现，泛指病人群体，多用于正式或书面语境。
通常与the连用，指病人群体
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