| 释义 |
ill /ɪl/ a. | ad. | n. | phr.
I (worse /wɜːs/, worst /wɜːst/)
a.
1. [一般作表语]有病的；不健康的；要呕吐的
His father was seriously ill with heart disease. 他父亲患有严重的心脏病。
He fell ill with cancer. 他得了癌症。
The baby was taken ill. 婴孩病了。
Does she often get ill? 她常生病吗?
mentally ill people 精神病患者
I feel ill. 我不舒服。
He was looking ill. 他气色不好。
2. 坏的；邪恶的；有害的；令人讨厌的
ill repute 坏名声
Ill news comes apace. 坏事传千里。
an ill deed 恶行
the ill smells of a fish market 鱼市的腥臭
3. 不利的；不吉利的
ill luck 恶运
an ill omen 凶兆
4. 不友善的，敌意的；冷酷无情的，残酷的
an ill tongue 刻薄的嘴
5. 不符标准的，不完美的；不良的；不恰当的
ill manners 无礼举止
ill success 虽成犹败
6. 不熟练的；拙劣的
ill management 不善的管理
7. 〈美俚〉(因嫌疑而)被捕的，被拘留的
8. 〈古〉难的
be ill to please 难以取悦
II (worse, worst)
ad.
1. 坏，恶劣地；有害地；不友善地；冷酷无情地
He behaved ill. 他举止失当。
The child has been ill treated. 这小孩一直受虐待。
2. 不利地；不幸地；不完美地；不恰当地；拙劣地
speak ill of sb. 说某人坏话
It ill befits a man to betray old friends. 男子汉不应背叛老朋友。
The programme was ill researched. 计划研究得不充分。
These houses are ill built. 这些房子造得质量低劣。
3. 困难地；几乎不
He can ill afford the money. 他简直付不起这笔钱。
She can ill bear this blow. 她几乎没法承受这一打击。
III n.
1. 病，疾病
Don't visit doctors too often for minor ills. 别为了一些小毛小病动不动就去看医生。
2. [常作ills] 不幸；困难；祸害；苦恼
the ills of the world 人世间的种种不幸
economic ills 经济上的弊病
Poverty is an ill. 穷困是一种祸害。
3. 坏；恶行；伤害
Good is inextricably mixed with ill. 好总是不可避免地同坏掺杂在一起。
wish sb. ill 诅咒某人倒霉
do ill 作恶
4. 坏话；不利的意见
think no ill of sb. 认为某人不坏
5. 〈古〉罪恶
[<ON illr bad] phr. be ill off 贫困，不幸 for good or for ill 见 good
go ill with 于…不利
It would go ill with him if he insisted. 如果他固执己见，那将对他不利。
ill at ease 局促不安，不自在
He appeared ill at ease at the party. 他在宴会上显得很拘谨。
make sb. ill 〈口〉使某人生气；使某人感到讨厌；使某人作呕
take sth. ill 因某事而生气，被某事所触怒
He took my words ill. 我的话使他不高兴。 |