单词 | lovesick |
释义 | lovesick (once / 26207 pages) adj When someone's lovesick, they are broken-hearted or so distracted by love that it affects their daily life. You might be lovesick if your love took off for Bali (unless of course you have plans to take off for Bali too). There are many different reasons for being lovesick: a lovesick boy might have a crush on a girl who barely notices him, and a lovesick teenager could be overwhelmed by feeling such strong emotions for the first time. Your grandmother's collection of old letters might include the ones she wrote as a new, lovesick wife when your grandfather was in the Army. Lovesick dates from the sixteenth century. WORD FAMILYlovesick: lovesickness USAGE EXAMPLESStreaming TV: “Lovesick: Season 2” is a British romantic comedy with raunchy humor and a tender heart and well worth catching up with. Seattle Times(Nov 17, 2016) “Lovesick,” the British comedy formerly known as “Scrotal Recall,” resumes its humorous journey of S.T.D. notification. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) In “Lovesick,” the singer was betrayed and devastated; “Lonesome Day Blues” started with roadhouse bravado before turning into an inventory of dishonor and death. New York Times(Oct 08, 2016) adj languishing because of love strong men behaving like lovesick boys Syn unhappy experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent |
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