1540s, originally "to clear the throat, to cough up phlegm," from Old English hr?can "to cough up, spit" (related to hraca "phlegm"), from Proto-Germanic *khr?kijan (cognates: Old High German rahhison "to clear one's throat"), of imitative origin (compare Lithuanian kregeti "to grunt"). Meaning "to make efforts to vomit" is from 1850; sense of "to vomit" is first attested 1888. Related: Retched; retching.
雙語例句
1. The smell made me retch.
這種味道讓我惡心。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The smell made her retch.
這氣味讓她惡心。
來自《權威詞典》
3. As always, the gin made him shudder and even retch slightly.
像往常一樣, 他感到一陣哆嗦,甚至有些惡心.
來自英漢文學
4. To cause to choke, retch, or undergo a regurgitative spasm.