“恶心的”常见的英文表达有 disgusting、nauseating 或 sickening,具体使用可根据语境和表达侧重来选择:
Disgusting:最为常用,侧重于描述某物或某事令人感到极度厌恶、反感 ,几乎可用于各种场合。例如:The smell of that rotten food is disgusting.(那种腐烂食物的气味真恶心。)
Nauseating:更强调会引发人恶心、想呕吐的感觉,常用于描述具有强烈生理不适感的事物。例如:The constant rocking of the boat was nauseating.(船不停地摇晃,让人恶心想吐。)
Sickening:除了有令人恶心的意思外,还带有一种让人心理上极度不舒服、反感的情感色彩,程度可能更深。例如:The violence in that movie was sickening.(那部电影里的暴力场面令人作呕。 )