【问】 “The snake might wake up. I’m sick____this，” he said.

A. with B. from C. of D. for(Nelson，450A)

sick of，sick for与sick with有什么区别?

【答】 sick of意为“对……感到厌倦”，sick for意为“渴望……”，sick with意为“患……病”。请对比下面的实例：

1. Europe was sick of war. (EED)

欧洲已对战争感到厌烦了。

2. We are sick of your tricks.

我们对你的鬼把戏感到厌烦。

3. The boy was obviously sick for home.(Mis)

很明显，这个男孩想家了。

4. Robert’s wife was sick with a cold. (Dreiser)

罗伯特的妻子患了感冒。