sickness
英 ['sɪknɪs]
美['sɪknəs]
- n. 疾病；呕吐；弊病
词态变化
复数: sicknesses;
中文词源
sickness 疾病，不健康
sick,生病的，-ness,名词后缀。
英英释意
- 1. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
- 2. the state that precedes vomiting
英文词源
- sickness (n.)
- Old English seocnes "sickness, disease; a disease;" see sick (adj.) and -ness.
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
- Although the pressure of the cabin is adjusted to prevent altitude sickness, you could still experience sleepiness or a headache.
2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- In the classic marriage vow, couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health.
2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- Altitude sickness usually begins when a climber goes above 8000 or 9000 feet.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
- A few precautions can help most climbers avoid altitude sickness
出自-2012年12月听力原文
实用场景例句
- She's been off work because of sickness.
- 她因病没有上班。
牛津词典
- insurance against sickness and unemployment
- 疾病和失业保险
牛津词典
- altitude/travel/radiation, etc. sickness
- 高原病、旅行眩晕、辐射病等
牛津词典
- symptoms include sickness and diarrhoea
- 症状包括呕吐和腹泻
牛津词典
- The sickness passed off after a while.
- 过了一会儿，就不觉得恶心了。
牛津词典
- In fifty-two years of working he had one week of sickness...
- 在52 年的工作中他仅病过一周。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.
- 看来北海的海豹又要爆发另一场疾病了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He felt a great rush of sickness...
- 他忽然觉得非常想吐。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.
- 过了一会儿，她渐渐不那么恶心了，挣扎着到了镜子前。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...radiation sickness.
- 辐射病
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He is seized with a painful sickness.
- 他得了一种痛苦的疾病.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Sickness excused him from coming.
- 患病是他不来的理由.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The boy refuses to go to school on [ under ] the pretext of illness [ an ailment, sickness ].
- 这孩子装病不去 上学.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Sickness was rampant in the rural areas of this country.
- 这个国家的农村地区疾病流行.
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- He received the news of his father's sickness with great anxiety.
- 他得知父亲生病的消息时焦急万分.
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- He put up a good fight against his sickness.
- 他同疾病作顽强的斗争.
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- Sickness often prostrates people.
- 疾病常使人们衰弱.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They were disabled by age or sickness.
- 他们因年老或疾病而失去了工作的能力.
《简明英汉词典》
- Don't hide your sickness for fear of treatment.
- 绝不要讳疾忌医.
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- Sickness often results from eating too much.
- 呕吐常因饮食过量所致.
《简明英汉词典》
- To help comrades who have made mistakes, we should adopt the approach of " curing the sickness to save the patient ".
- 要以“治病救人 ” 的态度帮助犯错误的同志.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.
- 与疾病相比,健康才显得可爱.
《简明英汉词典》
- Sickness has fastened on him.
- 他病魔缠身.
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- He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.
- 他以生病为借口,没参加那个会议.
《简明英汉词典》
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.
- 生病是请假的一个正当的理由.
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