Homesick is a compound (复合的) word that is made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each
means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning
they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute
SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the word “homesick” to the word SEA, does the way above of giving the definition
SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? No, it doesn’t. It means something quite
. Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT(航行) ON THE SEA. When you are
, the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,
you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s
. People are heartsick when they are
deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and
. Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
| 小题1: | | A．word | B．phrase | C．sentence | D．passage | |
| 小题2: | | A．how | B．why | C．when | D．where | |
| 小题3: | | A．for | B．from | C．about | D．like | |
| 小题4: | | A．get | B．fit | C．read | D．have | |
| 小题5: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．same | D．different | |
| 小题6: | | A．homesick | B．heartsick | C．seasick | D．carsick | |
| 小题7: | | A．the first place | B．the last place | C．the only place | D．the safe place | |
| 小题8: | | A．hand | B．heart | C．head | D．foot | |
| 小题9: | | A．hurt | B．invited | C．loved | D．asked | |
| 小题10: | | A．hobby | B．height | C．heat | D．handbag | |
