(1) sick of意为“厌烦,厌腻”,与tired of同义,只是前者语气较强。这两个短语多与连系动词连用作表语。
- I'm sick of being blamed for everything that goes wrong.
只要是每件事情出错都责怪我,我真是烦透了。 - I was extremely tired, and sick of everything.
我极端疲乏,对任何事情都没兴趣。 - I'm tired of doing that kind of things.
我已厌倦了做那种事情。
(2) fed up (with)表示“对……受够了,对……厌烦了、腻了”,多与系动词be, get, feel等连用作表语。
- I've got fed up with such gloomy and cold weather.
我已烦透了那种阴暗、寒冷的天气。 - We're fed up with his bragging.
我们听腻了他的自吹自擂。 - I don't know why I feel so fed up today.
我不知道为何今天感到这么烦。
(3) 另外,动词短语tire of和sicken of也可表示“对……厌烦”。
- She never tires of talking about that dear son of hers.
一谈起她亲爱的儿子她从来都不厌其烦。 - He sickened of having to please his boss, so he left that company.
他厌倦了必须取悦他的老板,于是他离开了公司。