illness

noun

/ˈɪlnəs/

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[uncountable] the state of being physically or mentally ill
- patients with severe mental illness
- The virus can cause illness in humans.
- I missed a lot of school through illness last year.
Extra Examples
- He's just returned to work after illness.
- Her childhood was plagued by illness.
- She feigned illness so that she wouldn't have to go to school.
- Suddenly, illness hit the household.
- The immune system enables the body to fight off illness.
- We assess the applicant's history of family illness.
- earnings lost due to illness
- the first case of illness from the Ebola virus
Topics Illnessa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deadly
- fatal
- incurable
- …
… of illness
- bout
- episode
verb + illness
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
illness + verb
- affect somebody
- afflict
- plague somebody
- …
preposition
- after illness
- because of illness
- due to illness
- …
phrases
- the onset of an illness
See full entry
[countable] a type or period of illness
- serious/severe/chronic illnesses
- a terminal illness
- childhood illnesses
- He died after a long illness.
- She suffers from a debilitating illness.
Synonyms illness
illness
- sickness
- ill health
- trouble
These are all words for the state of being physically or mentally ill.
- illness the state of being physically or mentally ill
- sickness illness; bad health:
  I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment.
illness or sickness?Sickness is used especially in contexts concerning work and insurance. It is commonly found with words such as pay, leave, absence and insurance. Illness has a wider range of uses and is found in more general contexts.
- ill health (rather formal) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems:
  She resigned because of ill health.
  Ill health often lasts a long period of time.
- trouble illness or pain:
  heart trouble.
  When trouble is used with this meaning, it is necessary to say which part of the body is affected.
Patterns
- chronic illness/sickness/ill health
- to suffer from illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble
Synonyms disease
disease
- illness
- disorder
- infection
- condition
- ailment
- bug
These are all words for a medical problem.
- disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:
  He suffers from a rare blood disease.
- illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one:
  She died after a long illness.
disease or illness?Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health: heart/kidney/liver illness • mental disease. Disease is not used about a period of illness: She died after a long disease.
- disorder (rather formal) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly:
  a rare disorder of the liver.
  A disorder is generally not infectious. Disorder is used most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric, personality, mental and eating. When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is most often used with blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious, severe or rare.
- infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body:
  a throat infection
- condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it:
  a heart condition
- ailment (rather formal) an illness that is not very serious:
  childhood ailments
- bug (informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild:
  a nasty flu bug
Patterns
- to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
- to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug
Wordfinder
- bacteria
- disease
- epidemic
- fever
- illness
- immunity
- infection
- spread
- vaccinate
- virus
Collocations Illnesses
IllnessesBecoming ill
- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Extra Examples
- Diabetes is a common illness.
- He became blind after contracting a rare illness.
- She survived a life-threatening illness.
- Some illnesses occur more frequently following puberty.
- Sometimes it's hard to tell whether illnesses result from bacteria or viruses.
- As his illness progressed, Neil began to have difficulty speaking.
- They had failed to find the cause of his mystery illness.
- a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer
- Have you suffered from any serious illnesses in the past six months?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deadly
- fatal
- incurable
- …
… of illness
- bout
- episode
verb + illness
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
illness + verb
- affect somebody
- afflict
- plague somebody
- …
preposition
- after illness
- because of illness
- due to illness
- …
phrases
- the onset of an illness
See full entry

单词	illness
释义	illness noun /ˈɪlnəs/ /ˈɪlnəs/ jump to other results [uncountable] the state of being physically or mentally ill patients with severe mental illness The virus can cause illness in humans. I missed a lot of school through illness last year. Extra Examples He's just returned to work after illness. Her childhood was plagued by illness. She feigned illness so that she wouldn't have to go to school. Suddenly, illness hit the household. The immune system enables the body to fight off illness. We assess the applicant's history of family illness. earnings lost due to illness the first case of illness from the Ebola virus Topics Illnessa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deadly fatal incurable … … of illness bout episode verb + illness experience have suffer … illness + verb affect somebody afflict plague somebody … preposition after illness because of illness due to illness … phrases the onset of an illness See full entry [countable] a type or period of illness serious/severe/chronic illnesses a terminal illness childhood illnesses He died after a long illness. She suffers from a debilitating illness. Synonyms illnessillness sickness ill health trouble These are all words for the state of being physically or mentally ill. illness the state of being physically or mentally ill sickness illness; bad health: I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment. illness or sickness?Sickness is used especially in contexts concerning work and insurance. It is commonly found with words such as pay, leave, absence and insurance. Illness has a wider range of uses and is found in more general contexts. ill health (rather formal) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems: She resigned because of ill health. Ill health often lasts a long period of time. trouble illness or pain: heart trouble. When trouble is used with this meaning, it is necessary to say which part of the body is affected. Patterns chronic illness/sickness/ill health to suffer from illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble Synonyms diseasedisease illness disorder infection condition ailment bug These are all words for a medical problem. disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection: He suffers from a rare blood disease. illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one: She died after a long illness. disease or illness?Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health: heart/kidney/liver illness • mental disease. Disease is not used about a period of illness: She died after a long disease. disorder (rather formal) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly: a rare disorder of the liver. A disorder is generally not infectious. Disorder is used most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric, personality, mental and eating. When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is most often used with blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious, severe or rare. infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body: a throat infection condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it: a heart condition ailment (rather formal) an illness that is not very serious: childhood ailments bug (informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild: a nasty flu bug Patterns to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug Wordfinder bacteria disease epidemic fever illness immunity infection spread vaccinate virus Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis have a heart attack/a stroke provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction block/burst/rupture a blood vessel damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon Being ill feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism Treatments examine a patient diagnose a condition/disease/disorder be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease Extra Examples Diabetes is a common illness. He became blind after contracting a rare illness. She survived a life-threatening illness. Some illnesses occur more frequently following puberty. Sometimes it's hard to tell whether illnesses result from bacteria or viruses. As his illness progressed, Neil began to have difficulty speaking. They had failed to find the cause of his mystery illness. a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer Have you suffered from any serious illnesses in the past six months? Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deadly fatal incurable … … of illness bout episode verb + illness experience have suffer … illness + verb affect somebody afflict plague somebody … preposition after illness because of illness due to illness … phrases the onset of an illness See full entry
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