Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2044
sick
/sɪk/
noun
病人
核心释义
通常作 the sick，指患病人群
the sick
- 1.
生病的人
people who are sick
生病的人
用法In use
Volunteers brought warm meals and blankets to the sick after the storm.
用法提示：这里的“the sick”是名词，指生病的人这个群体，作介词to的宾语。
During the outbreak, the sick were advised to isolate themselves at home.
用法提示：“the sick”在此作主语，表示“生病的人们”，是名词用法。
The government has promised more hospital beds for the sick in rural areas.
用法提示：这里“the sick”作介词for的宾语，指所有生病的人，体现名词含义。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与the连用，指病人群体
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with sick /sɪk/. Beware lookalikes: silk /sɪlk/, sink /sɪŋk/, and sigh /saɪ/ do not rhyme.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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