ill

1. ADJ Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. 患病的

In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia. 1941年11月，珮恩患了嚴(yán)重的肺炎。

2. N-PLURAL People who are ill in some way can be referred to as, for example, the mentally ill. 患…病的人

The hospice provides care for the terminally ill. 救濟(jì)院爲(wèi)身患絕癥的人們提供護(hù)理。

3. N-COUNT Difficulties and problems are sometimes referred to as ills. 難題[正式]

His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills. 他的批評(píng)者堅(jiān)持認(rèn)爲(wèi)他對(duì)阿爾及利亞的許多問(wèn)題負(fù)有責(zé)任。

4. ADJ You can use ill in front of some nouns to indicate that you are referring to something harmful or unpleasant. 有害的; 令人不快的[正式] [ADJ n]

She had brought ill luck into her family. 她給家庭帶來(lái)了厄運(yùn)。

5. N-UNCOUNT Ill is evil or harm. 惡行; 傷害[文學(xué)性]

They say they mean you no ill. 他們說(shuō)他們對(duì)你沒(méi)有惡意。

6. ADV Ill means the same as "badly." 不郃適地 (同badly)[正式] [ADV with v]

The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition. 該公司的保守本性不適郃競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

7. PHRASE If you say that someone can ill afford to do something, or can ill afford something, you mean that they must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to them. 難以承受[正式]

It's possible he won't play but I can ill afford to lose him. 他有可能不會(huì)出場(chǎng)，但我難以承受失去他的損失。

8. PHRASE If you fall ill or are taken ill, you suddenly become ill. 突然病倒

Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill. 聖誕節(jié)前不久，他突然莫名其妙地病了。

9. to speak ill of someone→see speak