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be sickening
系表结构，表示主语令人厌恶。
The violence in the movie was sickening.
电影中的暴力令人作呕。
令人厌恶的；使人作呕的；引起疾病的
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令人厌恶的；使人作呕的；引起疾病的
causing disgust or strong dislike; morally offensive
The violence in the movie was sickening.
电影中的暴力令人作呕。
引起恶心或厌恶的
Causing sickness or disgust.
令人惊叹的,极好的
Amazing, fantastic.
The smell from the garbage can was sickening.
垃圾桶里散发出的气味令人作呕。
It was sickening to see how they treated the helpless animal.
看到他们这样对待那只无助的动物，真让人厌恶。
She felt a sickening thud as the car hit the barrier.
汽车撞上护栏时，她感到一声令人心惊的重击。
系表结构，表示主语令人厌恶。
The violence in the movie was sickening.
电影中的暴力令人作呕。
定语用法，修饰名词，表示令人厌恶的某物。
There was a sickening smell coming from the fridge.
冰箱里传来一股令人恶心的气味。
后接不定式，表示做某事令人厌恶。
It is sickening to see how much food is wasted.
看到这么多食物被浪费，令人作呕。
Not this
I feel sickening after eating that food.
Use this
I feel sick after eating that food.
Sickening 是形容词，意为‘令人作呕的’，用于描述事物本身，而非人的感受。表示‘感到恶心’应用 sick。
Not this
The sickening of the smell made me leave.
Use this
The sickening smell made me leave.
Sickening 是形容词，不能作名词使用。直接修饰名词即可，如 sickening smell。
Not this
I am sickening, so I will stay home.
Use this
I am getting sick, so I will stay home.
动词 sicken 的现在分词形式不常用于表示‘生病’，地道说法是 get sick 或 fall ill。
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