| 单词 | illness |
| 释义 | illnessillnessesillnessillness /ˈɪlnəs/ noun [uncountable and countable] something wrong with your health that makes you feel ill, or the state of having something wrong with you ➔ disease: She died after a long illness.die她久病后去世了。How many days have you had off work because of illness?dayhave你有多少天因病没去上班了？COLLOCATIONS: illnessverbsto have an illnessWe found out he had a serious illness.findhaveto suffer from an illnessTell the instructor if you are suffering from any illness.besufferto get/develop an illnessShe developed the illness when she was in her fifties.developbefiftyto recover from an illnessShe is recovering from an illness and needs a lot of rest.berecoverneedto treat an illnessHerbs were used to treat various illnesses.herbbeuseillnessadjectivesa serious/severe illnessHe’s never had any serious illnesses.haveillness ► Do not say ’a heavy illness’. Say a serious illness or a severe illness.a minor illness (=not serious)Most of these minor illnesses last only a few days.illnessdayan incurable illness (=one that cannot be cured)The film tells the sad story of a young boy with an incurable illness.tella terminal illness (=one that causes death and cannot be cured)He knew he had a terminal illness.knowhavea long/short illnessAnn died following a short illness.diefollowShe nursed him through his long illness.nursemental illnessThe man had a history of mental illness.havenouns + illnessthe symptoms of an illness (=the signs of it)Symptoms of the illness include vomiting and severe headaches.symptomvomitheadacheTHESAURUS: illnessillness something wrong with your health which makes you feel ill, especially a serious health problem which lasts for a long time: Because of her illness, she has to be very careful about what she eats.haveeatdisease an illness that is passed from one person to another, or that affects a particular part of the body: The disease is spread by mosquitoes.bemosquitoheart diseasebug informal an illness that is not serious and that spreads to other people very easily: I got a stomach bug and had to take a day off work.gethavea flu bugcondition a serious health problem which affects part of your body, especially permanently: He has a heart condition.haveShe has a rare skin condition.haveproblem something wrong with part of your body or your health in general: At the moment he has a back problem.haveminor health problemsproblem |
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