英単語

retchの意味・使い方・発音

retch

英 [retʃ] 美 [ritʃ]
  • 吐き気、嘔吐;吐き気
  • n. 吐き気、嘔吐

英語の語源


retch (v.)
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.

例文


1. The smell made me retch .
この味は私を吐き気がさせます。

2.The smellmade her retch .
このにおいは彼女をむかむかさせる。

3.As always,the gin made him shudder and even retch slightly.
いつものように、彼は震えを感じ、吐き気さえした。

4.To cause to choke, retch ,or undergo a regurgitative spasm.
窒息、吐き気、痙攣により胃がむかむかし、吐き気がするため。

5.The foul smell of his body made me retch .
彼の体の嫌なにおいは私を吐き気がさせた。

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