英语词汇“vomit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	vomit
释义	vom·it I. \ˈvämə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English vomet, vomit, vomite, from Middle French vomite, vomit, from Latin vomitus, from vomitus, past participle of vomere to vomit; akin to Old Norse vāma sickness, nausea, Norwegian vimla to be sick, be nauseous, Greek emein to vomit, Sanskrit vamiti, vamoti he vomits 1. a. : an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth b. : the disgorged contents of the stomach c. : a disease characterized by vomiting — compare black vomit 2. archaic : a pharmaceutical preparation that causes vomiting : emetic 3. a. : a disgusting or contemptible person or thing < must not think that nausea and vomit are the ultimate realities of our time — Lewis Mumford > b. : a violent discharge : belch, gush < an enemy craft hit by a torpedo, breaking in two … as the vomit of flame and spray subsides — Alfred Stanford > II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitare, from vomitus, past participle of vomere to vomit *intransitive verb* 1. : to bring up the contents of the stomach < the baby who eats too long or too much will tend to regurgitate, or vomit — Morris Fishbein > 2. : to spew forth : belch, gush < great clouds of steam vomiting from their exhausts — Nevil Shute > 3. archaic : to cause vomiting < emetic tartar, when introduced into the jugular vein, will vomit in one or two minutes — J.M.Good > *transitive verb* 1. a. : to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth : retch < the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land — Jonah 2:10 (Revised Standard Version) > b. : to cast out in a repulsive or vituperative manner < vomits him out penniless and friendless … to renew his criminal career — Maury Maverick > < his own epitaph is here vomited forth in … corrosive aphorisms — R.W.Speaight > 2. : to eject violently or abundantly : spew, spout < roar and fume and vomit sparks — C.G.D.Roberts > 3. archaic : to cause to vomit < he is vomiting and purging his patients with herbs — George Catlin >
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