ill
[ɪl] adjective
NOT WELL 不舒服的
ESSENTIAL
■not feeling well, or suffering from a disease 生病的；不舒服的•I felt ill so I went home.我感到不舒服，于是就回家了。 •He's been ill with meningitis.他得了脑膜炎。 •Sophia fell ill] was taken ill (= became ill) while on holiday.索菲娅在休假时生病了。 •He is critically (= very badly) ill in hospital.他在住院，病得很重。
[ɪl] adjective
BAD 坏的
[before noun] formal or old-fashioned
■bad 坏的；恶劣的•ill health恶劣的健康状况 •Did you experience any ill effects from the treatment?你感到治疗有甚么副作用吗？
[ɪl] adjective
be ill at ease
■to be worried and not relaxed 不安，不自在•He seemed ill at ease and not his usual self.他似乎不大自在，不像平时的他。
[ɪl] adjective
It's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good). saying
■said to show that even a very bad situation must have some good results 天下无绝对的坏事。
[ɪl] adverb literary
■badly 坏；恶劣地•He treated her very ill.他对她很不好。 speak ill of sb formal or old-fashioned
■to say unkind things about someone 说（某人）的坏话•I realize one shouldn't speak ill of the dead.我体会到不应该说死人的坏话。 augur/bode ill formal or old-fashioned
■to be a sign of bad things in the future 是凶兆，不是好兆头•This weather bodes ill for the garden party tonight.这种天气对今晚的园游会不是好兆头。 can ill afford (to do sth) formal or old-fashioned
■If you can ill afford to do something, it will cause problems for you if you do it 经不起（做…）；一旦…就会遇麻烦•We can ill afford to lose another member of staff.我们可经不起再失去一位员工了。
[ɪl] noun
uncountable formal or old-fashioned
■harm 坏；伤害•I wish her no ill.我并不希望她倒楣。 countable usually plural
■a problem 问题，弊病•There seems to be no cure for Britain's economic/social ills.英国经济／社会的弊病似乎无可救药。 |