| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/not-healthy-or-feeling-healthy |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:not healthy or feeling healthynot healthy or feeling healthyThese words refer to not being healthy, or not feeling healthy. A common word for this isill.Illis more common in UK English than in US English. Don't visit - I'm rather ill. She felt ill as soon as she got home. He looks quite ill. A common alternative toill, and the word that is more common in US English, is the adjectivesick. He was sick last week. She's home with a sick child. One opposite ofillandsickishealthy.Healthyrefers to a state of not being ill. She had a healthy baby girl last night. Two other opposites ofillandsickarewellandgood.Wellandgoodoften refer to feeling healthy. He hasn't been well for a while. I was sick for a while, but now I'm feeling good. A more formal adjective meaningillisunwell. I've felt a little unwell all week. In informal UK English, if you feel ill you can say that you arepoorly. UKI'm afraid she's rather poorly and is not accepting visits. If someone is ill for a long time, or they are ill and they are not improving, you can say they areailingorsickly. These words are more formal thanillorsick. He took care of his ailing mother. She was a sickly child. If you want to say that someone feels slightly ill, in informal situations you can also use the expressionsunder the weatherandbeloworunder par. I don't think I'll be coming to the party - I'm feeling a bit under the weather. I've been feeling under par since winter. |
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