| 单词 | illness |
| 释义 | illnessillness /ˈɪlnɪs/ ●●● W3 noun [countable, uncountable] a disease of the body or mind, or the condition of being ill: He was always weak as the result of childhood illnesses. He has a rare illness that affects the muscles. There is a history of mental illness (=illness of the mind) in the family. She suffers from several chronic illnesses (=illnesses that last a long time and cannot be cured).COLLOCATIONSverbshave an illness When did you first find out that you had the illness?suffer from an illness She suffers from a rare illness.treat an illness No one had any idea how to treat his illness.die from/of an illness His father had died of a mysterious illness.develop/contract an illness (=get an illness) She developed the illness when she was in her 50s. He contracted the illness while he was working abroad.recover from an illness It took several months for him to recover from his illness.be diagnosed with an illness (=be found by doctors to have an illness) Her husband had just been diagnosed with a serious illness.cause illness/lead to illness Poor cleanliness can lead to illness.prevent illness Vaccines have been successful in preventing illness.adjectives/nouns + illnessa serious/severe illness His illness is more severe than the doctors first thought.a minor illness He suffered a succession of minor illnesses.a chronic illness (=that lasts a long time, and cannot be cured) Diabetes is an example of a chronic illness.a fatal illness (=causing death quite quickly) She developed a fatal illness.a life-threatening illness (=likely to cause death) Doctors say that his illness isn’t life-threatening.a terminal illness (=causing death eventually, and not possible to cure) Unfortunately, the illness is terminal.an incurable illness (=not possible to cure) The film tells the sad story of a young boy with an incurable illness.an acute illness (=becoming serious very quickly) A lot of illnesses can be either acute or chronic.a foodborne illness (=one caused by something in food) Many cases of foodborne illnesses are not reported to doctors.a long illness She nursed him through his long illness.a short illness She died in the hospital after a short illness.a debilitating illness (=that makes you very weak) His last years were ruined by a debilitating illness.a childhood illness Measles was a common childhood illness.a mental/psychiatric illness We provide specialist care for young people with mental illnesses.a physical illness Depression is sometimes the result of a physical illness. |
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