| 单词 | nauseate |
| 释义 | nauseate (once / 5755 pages) v To nauseate one’s friends is to make them disgusted, sick to their stomachs, or ill. Generally this is best achieved by serving foul food or sharing someone’s deepest secrets with a sworn enemy. The first seafaring cultures were most likely Polynesian, but the Romans (who spoke Latin) came up with the word for seasickness that stuck: nausea. When the ocean is too rollicking, it’s likely to nauseate the ship’s passengers. There’s plenty more examples out there that can nauseate even the most hearty among us. Often just the thought of some culinary oddities can do the trick: oyster casserole, tripe, or fried crickets — just to name a few. WORD FAMILYnauseate: nauseated, nauseates, nauseating+/nausea: nauseate, nauseous/nauseating: nauseatingly, nauseatingness/nauseous: nauseously USAGE EXAMPLESDuring her pregnancy, Wills said she felt nauseated by the fumes in a regular nail salon and started looking for a non-toxic space. Los Angeles Times(Dec 09, 2016) “And the priest keeps touching my mouth and it nauseates me,” Jaja said. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) The images of a black Dutch TV presenter's face super-imposed on the hanged bodies of victims of a lynching are too nauseating to look at. BBC(Nov 24, 2016) 1v upset and make nauseated Syn|Hyper sicken, turn one's stomach disgust, gross out, repel, revolt fill with distaste 2v cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of Syn|Hypo|Hyper churn up, disgust, revolt, sicken appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock strike with disgust or revulsion repel, repulse be repellent to; cause aversion in |
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