affected with nausea; inclined to vomit 恶心的,想呕吐的 a rancid, cloying odour that made him nauseous. 让他要吐的腻味和腐臭气味。
causing nausea; offensive to the taste or smell 使人恶心的 the smell was nauseous. 那味道让人恶心。 ■disgusting, repellent, or offensive 使人厌恶的;使人憎恶的 this nauseous account of a court case. 这种令人作呕的庭审报道。
派生 nauseously adverb nauseousness noun 语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin nauseosus (from nausea 'seasickness')