| 单词 | ail |
| 释义 | ail (once / 537 pages) 1v 2n The verb ail means to be sick or unwell — or cause to be so. If you feel a general malaise, someone may ask what ails you, though you may just need a vacation from work or school. The verb ail is used for things that are metaphorically unwell or unhealthy. Politicians, for example, will often tell their constituents that the only cure for what ails the country is to vote for them. Ail is used when referring to non-specific illnesses. So you are sick with the flu, or troubled by allergies, but you are not ailing because you know what's wrong. It's when you're sick but it hasn't been diagnosed that you are ailing. WORD FAMILYail: ailed, ailing, ailment, ails+/ailment: ailments USAGE EXAMPLESBut he suggests that a government might justifiably hamper international trade, or subsidize an ailing industry, in order to sustain particular communities and particular jobs. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) We’ve written about ailing Navy veterans fighting to prove they were exposed to the chemicals off Vietnam’s coast. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) Desperate to find a cure for their ailing son’s hemophilia, one night they called upon Rasputin. Time(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v be ill or unwell Hyper hurt, suffer feel pain or be in pain 2v cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper pain, trouble break out, erupt, recrudesce become raw or open hurt give trouble or pain to n aromatic bulb used as seasoning Syn|Hypo|Hyper garlic clove, garlic clove one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts |
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