Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2044
sick
病人
the sick
通常作 the sick，指患病人群
- 1.
people who are sick
生病的人
生病的人
In use
Volunteers brought warm meals and blankets to the sick after the storm.
During the outbreak, the sick were advised to isolate themselves at home.
The government has promised more hospital beds for the sick in rural areas.
they devote their lives to caring for the sick
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。
care for the sick
Nurses care for the sick day and night.
护士日夜照顾病人。
among the sick
The doctor worked among the sick during the epidemic.
疫情期间，医生在病人中间工作。
Common mistakes
He is a sick.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。
Sick need help.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。
Connections
Collocations
- the sick
- 病人（统称）
- The sick were moved to a new ward.病人被转移到了新病房。
- care for the sick
- 照顾病人
- It takes patience to care for the sick.照顾病人需要耐心。
- treat the sick
- 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。
- visit the sick
- 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。
- the sick and injured
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
通常与the连用，指病人群体
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with sick /sɪk/. Beware lookalikes: silk /sɪlk/, sink /sɪŋk/, and sigh /saɪ/ do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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