ail

Word family adjectiveailingnounailmentverbail

ail /eɪl/ verb → ale

1 what ails something formal the thing or things that are causing difficulties for something 困扰某事的事

This initiative is not the answer to what ails our educational system.

这一新方案并不能解决我们教育体制的弊病。

2. [intransitiveI, transitiveT] old-fashioned to be ill, or to make someone feel ill or unhappy （使）得病；（使）难受，（使）痛苦

Examples from the Corpus

ail• Make a kind of grand tour on my own, take the waters and cure what ails me.

Origin ail

Old English eglan

单词	ail
释义	ail Word family adjectiveailingnounailmentverbail ail /eɪl/ verb → ale 1 what ails something formal the thing or things that are causing difficulties for something 困扰某事的事 This initiative is not the answer to what ails our educational system. 这一新方案并不能解决我们教育体制的弊病。 2. [intransitiveI, transitiveT] old-fashioned to be ill, or to make someone feel ill or unhappy （使）得病；（使）难受，（使）痛苦 Examples from the Corpus ail• Make a kind of grand tour on my own, take the waters and cure what ails me. Origin ail Old English eglan
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