sick

"they devote their lives to caring for the sick"

"ill from the monotony of his suffering"

"a man who had gone mad"

"grew more and more disgusted" "fed up with their complaints" "sick of it all" "sick to death of flattery" "gossip that makes one sick" "tired of the noise and smoke"

"the pale light of a half moon" "a pale sun" "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street" "a pallid sky" "the pale (or wan) stars" "the wan light of dawn"

"sat completely still, sick with envy" "she was sick with longing"

"ghastly wounds" "the grim aftermath of the bombing" "the grim task of burying the victims" "a grisly murder" "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice" "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages" "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

"After drinking too much, the students vomited" "He purged continuously" "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

误 She is sick in heart.

正 She is sick at heart.

析 表示“心里烦闷”通常用固定短语be sick at heart表示,其中的介词at不能改为in。

误 I'm sick at winter; why doesn't spring come?

正 I'm sick of winter; why doesn't spring come?

析 表示“讨厌或厌烦…”须用be sick of sb/sth 结构,其中的介词of不能改为at。