🇬🇧🇨🇳 seasick - 晕船 : English Lesson

Meaning of "seasick" ("晕船"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Seasick means feeling sick in your stomach, dizzy, or like you might throw up because a boat is moving up and down on the water.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Grandpa said he never gets seasick, then turned green and quietly changed his mind.

I thought I was brave, but one seasick minute later I was whispering goodbye to my lunch.

I was so seasick I tried to negotiate with the sea, promising to do extra homework if it stopped moving.

Mom was fine, but Dad got so seasick he turned the same color as the guacamole in the snack bag.

People can get seasick because their eyes see the boat but their inner ears feel the wobbly motion, and the brain gets so confused it says, "Time to feel yucky!"

On the blue bay, Anna felt seasick; then seasick, seasick again as the little boat rocked. She clutched the rail, whispering she was seasick. Waves rose; the crowd grew quiet when she turned pale and admitted she needed air. A kind sailor gave her a towel and lemon; the fresh wind eased her seasick face until she smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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