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a sickly + noun
He was a sickly child.
他是个病弱的孩子。
有点生病；体弱多病的
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有点生病；体弱多病的
somewhat ill or prone to illness
He was a sickly child.
他是个病弱的孩子。
看起来不健康
unhealthy looking
有点生病或容易生病
somewhat ill or prone to illness
The plant in the corner looks sickly because it doesn't get enough sunlight.
角落里的那棵植物看起来病恹恹的，因为它得不到足够的阳光。
AI contextual example
After the long winter, the old cat became sicklier and slept most of the day.
漫长冬天过后，那只老猫变得更虚弱，白天大部分时间都在睡觉。
AI contextual example
He gave a sickly smile and said he was fine, but we could see he needed rest.
他露出一个病恹恹的微笑，说自己没事，但我们都看出他需要休息。
AI contextual example
a sickly child
一个体弱多病的孩子。
WordNet
He was a sickly child.
他是个病弱的孩子。
常与系动词连用，描述人或动物的健康状态。
She looked sickly after the long illness.
久病之后她看上去病恹恹的。
比较级形式表示程度加深。
As winter approached, he grew sicklier.
随着冬天临近，他变得更加病弱。
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体弱多病的孩子
The sickly child missed many days of school because of frequent colds.
那个体弱多病的孩子因为经常感冒而缺了很多天课。
不健康的肤色；病容
His sickly complexion worried his mother.
他不健康的肤色让母亲很担心。
病容；不健康的样子
After the long illness, she still had a sickly look.
久病之后，她仍然一脸病容。
虚弱的体质；多病的身体
A sickly constitution made him prone to infections.
虚弱的体质使他容易感染。
甜得发腻的；过于感伤的
The movie's ending was sickly sweet, with tears and violins everywhere.
这部电影的结尾甜得发腻，到处都是泪水和提琴声。
苦笑；惨淡的微笑
He gave a sickly smile when he heard the bad news.
听到坏消息时，他露出一个惨淡的微笑。
病态苍白的
After weeks indoors, her face looked sickly pale.
在室内待了几周后，她的脸色看起来病态苍白。
《圣经·哥林多前书》11:30（和合本）：因此，在你们中间有好些软弱的与患病的，死的也不少。（“many sleep”是“死了”的委婉说法。）
He was a sickly child, but regular exercise made him much healthier.
他小时候体弱多病，但定期锻炼让他健康多了。
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sickly以sick（生病）开头，记住一个病恹恹、脸色苍白的人，就是sickly。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a person's health、describing physical appearance sickly 是常用形容词，通常形容人看起来不健康、面色差或容易生病。语气比较中性，在口语和书面描述中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或随意色彩。
通常用于描述人、植物或外观，不用于描述具体疾病。
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