illness

英 [ˈɪlnəs] 美 [ˈɪlnəs]

n.  (身体或精神上的)疾病,病; (某种)病; 患病期

复数:illnesses

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牛津词典

noun

  1. (身体或精神上的)疾病,病
    the state of being physically or mentally ill
    1. mental illness
      精神病
    2. I missed a lot of school through illness last year.
      我去年因病耽误了很多功课。
  2. (某种)病;患病期
    a type or period of illness
    1. minor/serious illnesses
      小 / 重病
    2. childhood illnesses
      儿童患的各种病
    3. He died after a long illness.
      他久病不愈而亡。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 疾病;患病(期)
    Illness is the fact or experience of being ill.
    1. 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。
    2. Mental illness is still a taboo subject.
      精神疾病仍然是禁忌话题。
  2. N-COUNT (特指某种)疾病
    An illness is a particular disease such as measles or pneumonia.
    1. She returned to her family home to recover from an illness.
      她回家养病来了。

双语例句

  1. When working with patients, my efforts are centred on helping them to overcome illness.
    在治疗过程中,我的主要精力是帮助病人战胜疾病。
  2. In 1894 her illness was diagnosed as cancer
    1894年,她的病确诊为癌症。
  3. We have to lie and hide the fact that I have an illness
    我们不得不撒谎来隐瞒我有病这个事实。
  4. There is so much ignorance about mental illness
    人们对精神疾病很不了解。
  5. 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。
  6. Mental illness is still a taboo subject.
    精神疾病仍然是禁忌话题。
  7. She returned to her family home to recover from an illness.
    她回家养病来了。
  8. Manic depressive illness affects men and women equally.
    男人和女人患狂躁抑郁症的概率相等。
  9. His illness caused him to lose his memory.
    疾病使他失忆了。
  10. The illness had a profound effect on his outlook
    这场病对他的人生观产生了深刻的影响。
  11. When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
    你爱的人得了致命疾病时,其他一切事情都显得不那么重要了。
  12. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede
    正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候,我的病开始好转了。
  13. Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years
    最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。
  14. Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President
    由于妻子生病,他回到了国务院,出任总统的特别顾问。
  15. I was in a terrible state because nobody could understand why I had this illness
    我极度焦虑不安,因为谁也不知道为什么我会得这个病。
  16. A strong link was found between parental mental illness and disturbance in their children.
    业已发现父母的精神病史和子女的精神障碍之间有密切的关系。
  17. He died after a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness.
    在与绝症进行了一番勇敢但却徒劳的抗争之后,他还是去世了。
  18. His illness was a severe one.
    他的病很严重。
  19. His illness is being aggravated by anxieties.
    忧虑使他的病情加剧了。
  20. His illness was aggravated by anxiety.
    他的病情因焦虑而加重。
  21. The patient is perfectly recovered from his illness.
    病人已完全康复了。
  22. This severe bout of illness has done serious damage to his health.
    这场大病损伤了他的体力。
  23. During his serious illness he lost over ten jin.
    他害了一场大病,体重掉了十多斤。
  24. His illness has taken a turn for the better.
    他的病有了好转。
  25. She was pulled down by her illness.
    她的身体被疾病拖垮了。
  26. The child's nervous illness often threw her into convulsion.
    这孩子的神经性疾病常使她产生痉挛。
  27. The patient has contracted a fatal illness. There is little chance of his recovery.
    这个病人已病入膏肓,没有多少痊愈的希望了。
  28. Her eyes were sunken after her illness.
    她病了一场,眼睛都眍进去了。
  29. The doctor diagnosed the illness as pneumonia.
    医生诊断这病为肺炎。
  30. His illness took a favourable turn.
    他的病情有了转机。

同义词辨析

  disease illness trouble【导航词义:疾病】

  disease n. 疾病

〔辨析〕指人类与动物的疾病或植物病害,多用于指具体的、感染所致的疾病。

〔例证〕
contagious diseases
传染病
He suffered from a stomach disease.
他有胃病。

  illness n. 病,疾病

〔辨析〕通常指抽象的疾病,多指身体不适的时间或状态,但不用来指感冒、头疼之类的小病。

〔例证〕
You have to ask for leave if you take off work due to illness.
如果你因病没去上班,你得请假。
His grandfather is recovering from a short illness.
他祖父不久前生病,目前正在逐渐康复。

  trouble n. 毛病

〔辨析〕指身体某部位出现的健康问题。

〔例证〕
He has trouble with his left shoulder.
他左侧肩膀有问题。
He suffers from back troubles.
他有背疾。

英英释义

noun

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

      Synonym:    unwellnessmaladysickness