英语词汇“ill”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ill

(ɪl )

Word forms: ills

1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] A2

Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem.

In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia. [+ with]

I was feeling ill.

If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause.

Two years ago my husband was declared to be terminally ill.

Synonyms: unwell, sick, poorly [informal], diseased

People who are ill in some way can be referred to as, for example, the mentally ill.

I used to work with the mentally ill.

She became a nun and cared for the terminally ill for the rest of her life.

2. countable noun [usually plural]

Difficulties and problems are sometimes referred to as ills. [formal]

His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.

...various potions that would cure all ills.

Synonyms: problem, trouble, suffering, worry

3. uncountable noun

Ill is evil or harm. [literary]

They say they mean you no ill.

4. adverb [ADVERB with verb]

Ill means the same as 'badly'. [formal]

The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition.

5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

You can use ill in front of some nouns to indicate that you are referring to something harmful or unpleasant. [formal]

She had brought ill luck into her family.

He says that he bears no ill feelings towards Johnson.

Synonyms: hostile, malicious, acrimonious, cross

6. can ill afford phrase

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. [formal]

It's possible he won't play but I can ill afford to lose him.

We can ill afford another scandal.

It's an ignorance we can ill afford.

7. sth bodes ill/augurs ill phrase [VERB inflects, usu PHR for n]

If something bodes ill or augurs ill, it gives you a reason to fear that something harmful might happen soon. [formal]

It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.

8. fall ill/be taken ill phrase B2

If you fall ill or are taken ill, you suddenly become ill.

Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill.

She fell ill with measles.

9. for good or ill phrase [oft PHR with cl]

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. [formal]

The world, for good or ill, had moved on.

10. to speak ill of someone phrase

If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.

Both spoke highly of the incumbent president.

It seemed she found it difficult to speak ill of anyone.

usage note: 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-

(ɪl- )

combining form

Ill- is added to words, especially adjectives and past participles, to add the meaning 'badly' or 'inadequately'. For example, 'ill-written' means badly written.

...ill-disciplined children.

I'll

(aɪl )

I'll is the usual spoken form of 'I will' or 'I shall'.

I'll be leaving town in a few weeks.

I'll explain tomorrow morning.

Idioms:

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

said to mean that one person helps another on condition that the second person helps them in return

The chemist knew his business and, willing to play the game of `you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours', charged Eve for only the ingredients he used.

it's an ill wind or it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

said to point out that unpleasant events and difficult situations often have unexpected good effects

It's an ill wind, of course, and what is bad for the oil companies is good for the consumer and inflation.

Collocations:

ill intent

That's how long it took a professional hacker to extract from their handheld devices almost everything that anyone with ill intent could want.

Times, Sunday Times

His supporters deny any ill intent, adding that he was unable to undertake such visits as foreign secretary because of work commitments.

Times, Sunday Times

These students were said by the military to have committed an offence of possessing sandwiches with ill intent.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

ill luck

Then we were spotted, by sheer ill luck.

The Times Literary Supplement

He advised against praying for ill luck on the opposition.

Times, Sunday Times

He was on surer ground when he lamented yet more ill luck.

Times, Sunday Times

Pure statistics, then; a simple case of chance and ill luck?

Times, Sunday Times

Frequently, this had not been their fault but that of ill luck and mishandling by their superiors.

Times, Sunday Times

physically ill

Just the thought of breathing the same air as her makes me feel physically ill.

The Sun

It was making me physically ill, going to the ground.

The Sun

Who knew my clothes could make people physically ill?

The Sun

Young taut bodies make the middle-aged gloomy, while slack middle-aged bodies make the young physically ill.

Times, Sunday Times

It made me physically ill.

Times, Sunday Times

seriously ill

But his first thought was for his 51-year-old fellow countryman, seriously ill in hospital after three operations on a brain tumour.

The Sun (2008)

The party chairman was seriously ill after a heart bypass operation when he signed them.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In 2014 the coalition government recommended that relatives of seriously ill or long-term patients should be given free parking or reduced charges.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

Some of the 15 are seriously ill or elderly and six are women freed by presidential decree.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

The disabled and seriously ill are denied access to the extra care these benefits allow.

The Sun (2016)

severely ill

In 1928, when he fell severely ill and effectively disappeared from sight, this became an issue.

The Times Literary Supplement

The older you are, the greater the risk of you getting the disease and becoming severely ill from it.

The Sun

Older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions seem to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill.

The Sun

Five years ago he was lying in hospital severely ill from stress-induced burnout.

Times, Sunday Times

The new report said a consultant specialist must check severely ill patients at least twice a day, every day.

The Sun

social ill

And the framers of this one-sided contract reserve the right to blame the young for every social ill out there.

Times, Sunday Times

This government appears to believe that teachers can solve every social ill.

Times, Sunday Times

When the entire population has risen together to combat some social ill, all doubts are swept away and the truth can become inconvenient.

Times, Sunday Times

Third, making it harder for people to move creates a social ill.

Times, Sunday Times

Originally devoted to the salvation of souls, they eventually focused on the eradication of every kind of social ill.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

societal ills

What societal ills exist that put the weak in vulnerable positions?

Christianity Today

Brainstorm the cause of these societal ills and what might be done to change them.

Christianity Today

Perhaps they would be reminded that a sense of the gentle and the nostalgic can work wonders in the ratings, that not all dramas need to reflect societal ills.

Times,Sunday Times

And whether attacking individual imperfections or greater societal ills, the group's songwriting remains savagely on point.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The invasion scenario has been used as an allegory for a protest against military hegemony and the societal ills of the time.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

violently ill

They were violently ill and it soon became apparent we had a major problem.

The Sun

Because it requires direct contact with the bodily fluids of patients, and because patients are violently ill, nurses and doctors are especially at risk.

Times, Sunday Times

Later that night, squashed in the tent, we all fall violently ill, vomiting into a canvas bucket.

Times, Sunday Times

I went to the loo and was violently ill, but the loo seat crashed on to my face.

Times, Sunday Times

I was violently ill afterwards, much to his horror.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 生病的

Japanese: 病気で

单词	ill
释义	ill (ɪl ) Word forms: ills 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] A2 Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia. [+ with] I was feeling ill. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause. Two years ago my husband was declared to be terminally ill. Synonyms: unwell, sick, poorly [informal], diseased People who are ill in some way can be referred to as, for example, the mentally ill. I used to work with the mentally ill. She became a nun and cared for the terminally ill for the rest of her life. 2. countable noun [usually plural] Difficulties and problems are sometimes referred to as ills. [formal] His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills. ...various potions that would cure all ills. Synonyms: problem, trouble, suffering, worry 3. uncountable noun Ill is evil or harm. [literary] They say they mean you no ill. 4. adverb [ADVERB with verb] Ill means the same as 'badly'. [formal] The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use ill in front of some nouns to indicate that you are referring to something harmful or unpleasant. [formal] She had brought ill luck into her family. He says that he bears no ill feelings towards Johnson. Synonyms: hostile, malicious, acrimonious, cross 6. can ill afford phrase 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. [formal] It's possible he won't play but I can ill afford to lose him. We can ill afford another scandal. It's an ignorance we can ill afford. 7. sth bodes ill/augurs ill phrase [VERB inflects, usu PHR for n] If something bodes ill or augurs ill, it gives you a reason to fear that something harmful might happen soon. [formal] It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament. 8. fall ill/be taken ill phrase B2 If you fall ill or are taken ill, you suddenly become ill. Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill. She fell ill with measles. 9. for good or ill phrase [oft PHR with cl] 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. [formal] The world, for good or ill, had moved on. 10. to speak ill of someone phrase If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them. Both spoke highly of the incumbent president. It seemed she found it difficult to speak ill of anyone. usage note: 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- (ɪl- ) combining form Ill- is added to words, especially adjectives and past participles, to add the meaning 'badly' or 'inadequately'. For example, 'ill-written' means badly written. ...ill-disciplined children. I'll (aɪl ) A1 I'll is the usual spoken form of 'I will' or 'I shall'. I'll be leaving town in a few weeks. I'll explain tomorrow morning. Idioms: you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours said to mean that one person helps another on condition that the second person helps them in return The chemist knew his business and, willing to play the game of `you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours', charged Eve for only the ingredients he used. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers it's an ill wind or it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good said to point out that unpleasant events and difficult situations often have unexpected good effects It's an ill wind, of course, and what is bad for the oil companies is good for the consumer and inflation. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: ill intent That's how long it took a professional hacker to extract from their handheld devices almost everything that anyone with ill intent could want. Times, Sunday Times His supporters deny any ill intent, adding that he was unable to undertake such visits as foreign secretary because of work commitments. Times, Sunday Times These students were said by the military to have committed an offence of possessing sandwiches with ill intent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 ill luck Then we were spotted, by sheer ill luck. The Times Literary Supplement He advised against praying for ill luck on the opposition. Times, Sunday Times He was on surer ground when he lamented yet more ill luck. Times, Sunday Times Pure statistics, then; a simple case of chance and ill luck? Times, Sunday Times Frequently, this had not been their fault but that of ill luck and mishandling by their superiors. Times, Sunday Times physically ill Just the thought of breathing the same air as her makes me feel physically ill. The Sun It was making me physically ill, going to the ground. The Sun Who knew my clothes could make people physically ill? The Sun Young taut bodies make the middle-aged gloomy, while slack middle-aged bodies make the young physically ill. Times, Sunday Times It made me physically ill. Times, Sunday Times seriously ill But his first thought was for his 51-year-old fellow countryman, seriously ill in hospital after three operations on a brain tumour. The Sun (2008) The party chairman was seriously ill after a heart bypass operation when he signed them. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In 2014 the coalition government recommended that relatives of seriously ill or long-term patients should be given free parking or reduced charges. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Some of the 15 are seriously ill or elderly and six are women freed by presidential decree. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The disabled and seriously ill are denied access to the extra care these benefits allow. The Sun (2016) severely ill In 1928, when he fell severely ill and effectively disappeared from sight, this became an issue. The Times Literary Supplement The older you are, the greater the risk of you getting the disease and becoming severely ill from it. The Sun Older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions seem to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill. The Sun Five years ago he was lying in hospital severely ill from stress-induced burnout. Times, Sunday Times The new report said a consultant specialist must check severely ill patients at least twice a day, every day. The Sun social ill And the framers of this one-sided contract reserve the right to blame the young for every social ill out there. Times, Sunday Times This government appears to believe that teachers can solve every social ill. Times, Sunday Times When the entire population has risen together to combat some social ill, all doubts are swept away and the truth can become inconvenient. Times, Sunday Times Third, making it harder for people to move creates a social ill. Times, Sunday Times Originally devoted to the salvation of souls, they eventually focused on the eradication of every kind of social ill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 societal ills What societal ills exist that put the weak in vulnerable positions? Christianity Today Brainstorm the cause of these societal ills and what might be done to change them. Christianity Today Perhaps they would be reminded that a sense of the gentle and the nostalgic can work wonders in the ratings, that not all dramas need to reflect societal ills. Times,Sunday Times And whether attacking individual imperfections or greater societal ills, the group's songwriting remains savagely on point. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The invasion scenario has been used as an allegory for a protest against military hegemony and the societal ills of the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 violently ill They were violently ill and it soon became apparent we had a major problem. The Sun Because it requires direct contact with the bodily fluids of patients, and because patients are violently ill, nurses and doctors are especially at risk. Times, Sunday Times Later that night, squashed in the tent, we all fall violently ill, vomiting into a canvas bucket. Times, Sunday Times I went to the loo and was violently ill, but the loo seat crashed on to my face. Times, Sunday Times I was violently ill afterwards, much to his horror. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 生病的 Japanese: 病気で
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