ADJ-GRADED 令人恐惧的;令人厌恶的;令人作呕的 You describe something as sickening when it gives you feelings of horror or disgust, or makes you feel sick in your stomach. 令人恐惧的;令人厌恶的;令人作呕的
This was a sickening attack on a pregnant and defenceless woman.
这一起对毫无防御能力的孕妇的袭击,令人无比震惊。
He described the Foreign Office's decision as sickening and cynical.