illness

英 [ˈɪlnəs] 美['ɪlnəs]
  • n. 病;疾病

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词态变化


复数: illnesses;

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illness ......又要你死 .......病

中文词源


illness 疾病

ill,病的,-ness,名词后缀。

英英释意


1. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

英文词源


illness (n.)
"disease, sickness," 1680s, from ill + -ness. Earlier it meant "bad moral quality" (c. 1500).

同义词辨析


illness, sickness, disease, complaint

这些名词均有"疾病"之意。

illness: 不具体指,而是泛指一切疾病,强调生病的时间或状语,语体较sickness正式一些。

sickness: 较口语化,可与illness换用,但还可表示"恶心"。

disease: 指具体的疾病,且通常较严重,发病时间也较长。

complaint: 现代英语中,既可指症状,也可指疾病。

考试真题


In a multi-state study of assisted living , for instance, University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility's type, size or age; whether a chain owned it; how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship to how the residents fared in terms of illness, mental decline, hospitalizations or mortality.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

That's especially worrying, she says, given that anorexia ( ' , 厌食症) results in more deaths than does any other mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It contributes to many mental illnesses.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition (营养不良)and heat-related health problems.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

social life provides an effective cure for illness

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

For example, 10 bacteria or less of an especially deadly strain of bacteria can cause severe illness and death in people with compromised immune systems.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

For example, Karen Hayes, a life coach in Toronto, conducts knitting therapy programs, including Knit to Quit to help smokers give up the habit, and Knit to Heal for people coping with health crises, like a cancer diagnosis or serious illness of a family

2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

In a multi-state study of assisted living, for instance, University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility's type, size or age; whether achain owned it; how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

In most of our work, when we're looking at older adults who've got an illness, we always have to have health controls.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Research findings increasingly show the power of food to treat or reverse diseases, but that does not mean that diet alone is always the solution, or that every illness can benefit substantially from dietary changes.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Researchers found that only people who were seated in individual - had a high risk of catching the illness.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

Sleeping better may help fight off illness.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

That's especially worrying, she says, given that anorexia results in more deaths than does any other mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The incidence of new chronic illness onset increased over time as well, with more husbands than wives developing serious health problems.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

We found that women are doubly vulnerable to marital break-up in the face of illness, Karraker said.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Most agree that the solution is to push doctors to accept fixed payments to care for a particular illness or for a patient's needs over a year.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

When James realized how severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

I was shocked to hear of your wife's illness.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness

出自-2013年6月听力原文

The illness is dangerous, because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Psychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in rounds as diverse as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs, and coping with tragic illness.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Many doctors and researchers believe that loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

You could be suffering from a serious illness that needs a doctor's care.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 单项填空 选项

Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown.

2016年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 B 原文

Cathy suffered some terrible illness in her early childhood.

2016年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

He felt concerned about his illness.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

If a neighbor suffers an illness, offer to do the grocery shopping.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

When serious illness visits your household, it's not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

实用场景例句


He died after a long illness.
他久病不愈而亡。

牛津词典

childhood illnesses
儿童患的各种病

牛津词典

minor/serious illnesses
小 / 重病

牛津词典

I missed a lot of school through illness last year.
我去年因病耽误了很多功课。

牛津词典

mental illness
精神病

牛津词典

She returned to her family home to recover from an illness.
她回家养病来了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mental illness is still a taboo subject.
精神疾病仍然是禁忌话题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If your child shows any signs of illness, take her to the doctor...
如果您的孩子出现任何患病症状,带她去看医生。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Through the academic resource and data test, this method proves a good result in practice.
通过对小波理论的研究以及数据测试实践, 该方法在实际应用中取得了良好的效果.

期刊摘选

He succeeded in pulling through the illness.
这场病他硬挺过来了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

His illness wasinduced by overwork.
他的病是因工作过度而引起的.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Illness undermined his strength.
疾病逐渐削弱了他的力气.

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Illness bereaved her of her husband.
疾病夺去了她的丈夫.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Illness finds its way in by the mouth.
病从口入.

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Her illness exempted her from the examination.
她因病而免试.

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His illness is not at all serious.
他的病很轻.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Mary's illness cast a damp over the party.
玛丽病了,这使参加聚会的人很扫兴.

《简明英汉词典》

I am sorry to hear of your serious illness.
得悉病重,甚感难过.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.
医生诊断我的病为罕见的皮肤病.

《简明英汉词典》

His illness would not permit that he ( should ) work hard.
病魔不允许他辛苦工作.

《简明英汉词典》

During his serious illness he lost over ten jin.
他害了一场大病,体重掉了十多斤.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He was horribly upset over her illness.
他为她的病情而忧心忡忡.

《简明英汉词典》

The doctor thought the girl's illness should be kept back from her because it was cancer.
医生认为不能把病情告诉这个女孩,因为她得了癌症.

《简明英汉词典》

He made a quick recovery from his illness and was soon back at work.
他生病后康复得很快,不久就去上班了.

《简明英汉词典》

He felt weak after illness.
病愈后他感到虚弱.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

His illness has left him weak.
他病后身体软弱.

《现代汉英综合大词典》