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ill BADIladv [not gradable] fmlor dated badly坏If you speak/think ill of someone, you talk or think about them in an unkind way.说某人坏话／认为某人坏Don't speak ill of the dead, Mary.玛丽，不要说死人的坏话。If you say that something bodes/augurs ill, you think that it will have a bad effect, or that it will make future events unlikely to happen or succeed.主凶，不是好兆头The victory of the conservative candidates in the election bodes ill for the chances of reform.保守党候选人在大选中获胜对改革的可能性不是好兆头。If you can ill afford something, you can only pay for it/give it/etc. with difficulty.几乎付/给不起They lost ￡20 000 at a time when they could ill afford to pay it out.他们在几乎付不出钱的时候损失了20 000英镑。(fml or humorous) It ill behoves you to (=you should not/you have no right to) criticize me, when you're in such a mess yourself.你在自己一团糟的时候无权批评我。Someone or something that is ill-advised is unwise or foolish.不明智的It was ill-advised of him to make such risky investments.他冒这么大风险投资是不明智的。(esp. Br and Aus) People or things that are ill-assorted are a strange combination because they are different from each other.不相称的，不相配的What an ill-assorted group of people!多么不相配的一群人。If you are ill at ease, you feel anxious and not relaxed.局促不安的，不自在的Patrick felt ill at ease with his family, wondering whether or not to announce his news.帕特里克和家人在一起很不自在，不知是否要宣布他的事。Someone who is ill-bred is not polite.教养不好的They're a pair of inconsiderate, ill-bred youngsters, is all I can say!我只能说他们是一对不顾他人、没教养的小子!If something is ill-conceived it is badly planned or unwise.不明智的The idea of opening a new cinema here was ill-conceived, as there were two here already, both usually half-empty.想在这儿开一家新电影院是不明智的，因为这里已有了两家，而且它们的上座率经常只有一半。If you are ill-disposed towards someone or something, you do not support them or agree with them.不赞成的Most of the audience seemed ill-disposed towards the speaker.大多数的听众看来不赞成演讲者。If someone or something is ill-equipped to do something, they do not have the ability, qualities or equipment necessary to do it well enough.能力不足的，装备不良的young parents ill-equipped to cope with their own children without extra help无力独立对付子女的年轻父母school-leavers ill-equipped for adult life对成人生活准备不足的中学毕业生Something or someone that experienced failure or bad luck can be described as ill-fated.带来不幸的，倒霉的The ill-fated aircraft later crashed into the hillside.这架倒霉的飞机后来撞在山上。(esp. humorous) Ill-gotten means dishonestly obtained.非法获得的，来路不正的Convicted criminals should be made to give up their ill-gotten gains.应使被判有罪的犯人交出他们的非法所得。Someone who is ill-informed knows less than they should about a particular subject.消息闭塞的 Someone who is ill-mannered is not polite.无礼(貌)的，举止粗鲁的 Ill-starred and ill-omened are more literary ways of saying ill-fated.不吉利的，倒霉的Someone who is ill-tempered is often bad-tempered.脾气坏的，易怒的If an occasion, such as a game, is ill-tempered, people get angry during it.火药味浓的an ill-tempered game with three players being sent off有3名选手被罚出场的一场火药味很浓的比赛an ill-tempered debate火药味很浓的辩论If something is ill-timed, it is done or made at a wrong or unsuitable time.不适时的，不合时宜的The idea of an election is being criticized as ill-timed and unnecessary.举行选举的主意被批评为不合时宜并且没有必要。Her comments were extremely ill-timed (=rude or not suitable).她的评论非常不合时宜。If someone ill-treats someone, they treat them badly, esp. by using violence on them or not taking care of them.虐待The court heard how the child had been severely ill-treated by his parents.法庭听取了这孩子如何受到父母虐待的事。
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