ill

adj.

1. 有病；不舒服
   suffering from an illness or disease; not feeling well
   1. Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital.
      她父亲住在圣路加医院，病情很重。
   2. She was taken ill suddenly.
      她突然病倒了。
   3. We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal.
      我们俩饭后不久就都开始感到不适。
   4. Uncle Harry is terminally ill with cancer (= he will die from his illness) .
      哈里叔叔癌症已到了晚期。
   5. the mentally ill (= people with a mental illness)
      精神病患者
   6. He fell ill and died soon after.
      他病倒不久便去世了。
2. 坏的；不良的；有害的
   bad or harmful
   1. He resigned because of ill health (= he was often ill) .
      他因健康状况不佳而辞职。
   2. She suffered no ill effects from the experience.
      这次经历没有使她受到不良影响。
   3. a woman of ill repute (= considered to be immoral)
      名声不好的女人
3. 不吉利的；不祥的
   that brings, or is thought to bring, bad luck
   1. a bird of ill omen
      不祥之鸟

adv.

1. 恶劣地；讨厌地
   badly or in an unpleasant way
   1. The animals had been grossly ill-treated.
      那些动物受到了恣意虐待。
2. 差劲；不足
   badly; not in an acceptable way
   1. They live in an area ill served by public transport.
      他们住在公共交通条件很差的地区。
3. 困难地
   only with difficulty
   1. We're wasting valuable time, time we can ill afford.
      我们是在浪费宝贵的时间，我们浪费不起的时间。

noun

1. 问题；弊端；疾病
   a problem or harmful thing; an illness
   1. social/economic ills
      社会 / 经济弊病
   2. the ills of the modern world
      现代世界的弊端
2. 伤害；厄运
   harm; bad luck
   1. I may not like him, but I wish him no ill.
      我可能不喜欢他，但我并不希望他倒运。

1. ADJ-GRADED 有病的;不健康的
   Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem.
   1. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia...
      1941 年 11 月,佩恩得了严重的肺炎。
   2. I was feeling ill...
      我觉得自己生病了。
   3. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause...
      如果潮湿发霉的建筑令你生病了,霉菌很可能是病因。
   4. Two years ago my husband was declared to be terminally ill.
      两年前,我丈夫被诊断患了不治之症。
   5. People who are ill in some way can be referred to as, for example, the mentally ill .
      有…病的人
   6. I used to work with the mentally ill...
      我曾经做过一份和精神病人打交道的工作。
   7. She became a nun and cared for the terminally ill for the rest of her life.
      她做了修女,用她的余生照顾患有绝症的人们。

The words ill and sick are very similar in meaning, but are used in slightly different ways. Ill is generally not used before a noun, and can be used in verbal expressions such as fall ill and be taken ill. He fell ill shortly before Christmas… One of the jury members was taken ill. Sick is often used before a noun. …sick children. In British English, ill is a slightly more polite, less direct word than sick. Sick often suggests the actual physical feeling of being ill, for example nausea or vomiting. I spent the next 24 hours in bed, groaning and being sick. In American English, sick is often used where British people would say ill. Some people get hurt in accidents or get sick.
ill 和 sick 意义非常相似, 但是用法略有不同。ill通常不用于名词前, 但可用于 fall ill, be taken ill 等动词词组中, 如He fell ill shortly before Christmas (他圣诞节前不久突然病倒了), One of the jury members was taken ill (陪审团的一名成员突然病了)。sick 常用在名词之前，如 sick children (生病的孩子)。在英国英语中, ill 比 sick 更礼貌委婉。sick 常表示生病时的身体感受, 例如恶心、呕吐等：I spent the next 24 hours in bed, groaning and being sick (接下来的 24 个小时我都躺在床上, 不停地呻吟，感到一阵阵恶心)。英国人常用 ill 的情况在美国英语中更常用 sick: Some people get hurt in accidents or get sick (一些人在事故中受伤或生病)。

2. N-COUNT 困难;难题
   Difficulties and problems are sometimes referred to as ills .
   1. His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.
      他的批评者们坚持认为他应该为阿尔及利亚所面临的许多难题负责任。
   2. ...various potions that would cure all ills.
      解决所有问题的多种方案
3. N-UNCOUNT 坏;恶行;伤害
   Ill is evil or harm.
   1. They say they mean you no ill.
      他们说他们对你并无恶意。
4. ADV-GRADED 同 badly
   Ill means the same as 'badly'.
   1. The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition.
      该公司保守的本性不利于竞争。
5. ADJ 有害的;讨厌的
   You can use ill in front of some nouns to indicate that you are referring to something harmful or unpleasant.
   1. She had brought ill luck into her family...
      她给家庭带来了厄运。
   2. He says that he bears no ill feelings towards Johnson.
      他说他对约翰逊并无恶感。
6. PHRASE 承受不起;负担不起
   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.
   1. It's possible he won't play but I can ill afford to lose him...
      有可能他不会上场,但是我几乎承受不起失去他的损失。
   2. We can ill afford another scandal...
      我们经不起再有丑闻出现了。
   3. It's an ignorance we can ill afford.
      这是我们难以承受的无知。
7. PHRASE 是坏的征兆
   If something bodes ill or augurs ill, it gives you a reason to fear that something harmful might happen soon.
   1. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.
      进展很不顺利,对俄罗斯议会来说这可能是个坏兆头。
8. PHRASE 突然生病
   If you fall ill or are taken ill, you suddenly become ill.
   1. Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill...
      圣诞节前不久,他突然不明原因地病倒了。
   2. She fell ill with measles.
      她患麻疹病倒了。
9. PHRASE 不论好歹
   If you say that something is happening or will happen for good or ill, you mean that it is out of anyone's control whether it happens and what its effects will be.
   1. Recent events should make everyone modest about saying what cannot happen there, for good or ill.
      最近的事件应该会让每个人在预测某处不可能发生什么事时变得谨慎起来,不论是好事还是坏事。
10. to speak ill of someone → see: speak

1. She bore no ill will. If people didn't like her, too bad
   她没有恶意。如果人们不喜欢她，那就太糟糕了。
2. It got to the point where I was so ill I was waiting to die.
   病到这个程度，我只能等死了。
3. We were given to understand that he was ill
   我们得知他病了。
4. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia
   1941年11月，佩恩得了严重的肺炎。
5. I was feeling ill
   我觉得自己生病了。
6. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause
   如果潮湿发霉的建筑令你生病了，霉菌很可能是病因。
7. Two years ago my husband was declared to be terminally ill.
   两年前，我丈夫被诊断患了不治之症。
8. His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.
   他的批评者们坚持认为他应该为阿尔及利亚所面临的许多难题负责任。
9. They say they mean you no ill.
   他们说他们对你并无恶意。
10. The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition.
    该公司保守的本性不利于竞争。
11. She had brought ill luck into her family
    她给家庭带来了厄运。
12. He says that he bears no ill feelings towards Johnson.
    他说他对约翰逊并无恶感。
13. It's possible he won't play but I can ill afford to lose him
    有可能他不会上场，但是我几乎承受不起失去他的损失。
14. We can ill afford another scandal
    我们经不起再有丑闻出现了。
15. It's an ignorance we can ill afford.
    这是我们难以承受的无知。
16. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.
    进展很不顺利，对俄罗斯议会来说这可能是个坏兆头。
17. Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill
    圣诞节前不久，他突然不明原因地病倒了。
18. She fell ill with measles.
    她患麻疹病倒了。
19. Recent events should make everyone modest about saying what cannot happen there, for good or ill.
    最近的事件应该会让每个人在预测某处不可能发生什么事时变得谨慎起来，不论是好事还是坏事。
20. But it's an ill wind; I recovered and married one of my nurses from that hospital.
    但是因祸得福：我恢复了健康，并娶了那所医院护理我的一位护士。
21. It was hard to believe she was ill, she was putting it on.
    很难相信她真病了，她是在装病。
22. She was so ill that she was put on a respirator.
    她病得很严重，被戴上了人工呼吸器。
23. I should have gone this morning but I was feeling a bit ill
    今天早晨我本应该走的，但是我觉得有点不舒服。
24. She must be ill, Tatiana thought
    她一定是病了，塔蒂亚娜心想。
25. Perhaps he's ill.
    他也许病了。
26. I supsect he is ill.
    我猜想他病了。
27. He was ill for three days.
    他病了3天。
28. She is absent today. Can she be ill again?
    今天她没来，莫非又生了病不成？
29. He didn't come today; perhaps he's ill.
    他今天没来，许是生病了。
30. How did he get so ill?
    他怎么病成这样了？

  ill poorly sick【导航词义：有病的】

  ill adj. 〈尤英〉有病的，不适的

〔辨析〕指患病的或身体不舒服的，通常作表语。

  poorly adj. 〈英，非正式〉身体不舒服的

〔辨析〕指健康状况不佳的，通常作表语。

  sick adj. 〈尤美〉患病的，有病的

〔辨析〕指在身体或精神上生病的，既可作表语又可作定语。

  bad evil ill vicious wicked【导航词义：坏的】

  bad adj. 不好的

〔辨析〕普通用词，可用于修饰人或事物。

  evil adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的

〔辨析〕形容人时，特指道德上邪恶、不良的，程度强于 bad，含有加害于人、罪恶歹毒的意思；形容事物时，强调不道德的。

  ill adj. 坏的，有害的

〔辨析〕指品质、情况等坏的、糟糕的，或食物等有不良作用的，通常只作定语。

  vicious adj. 恶毒的，恶意的

〔辨析〕可用于修饰人或事物，强调有伤害他人感情或败坏其名声的意图的。

  wicked adj. 邪恶的，缺德的

〔辨析〕指行为等不道德的。

adj.

ill at ease

• 局促不安的
  feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed
  1. I felt ill at ease in such formal clothes.
     我穿着这样正式的衣服觉得很拘谨。

it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)

• 没有绝对的坏事；任何坏事都会有利于某些人
  no problem is so bad that it does not bring some advantage to sb

bad/ill feeling

• 恶感；交恶；不满；反感
  anger between people, especially after an argument or disagreement
  1. There was a lot of bad feeling between the two groups of students.
     这两群学生互怀敌意。

adv.

speak/think ill of sb

• 说…的坏话；把…往坏处想
  to say or think bad things about sb
  1. Don't speak ill of the dead.
     对死去的人，别说他的短处。