ail
verb/eɪl/
/eɪl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ail | /eɪl/ /eɪl/ |
| he / she / it ails | /eɪlz/ /eɪlz/ |
| past simple ailed | /eɪld/ /eɪld/ |
| past participle ailed | /eɪld/ /eɪld/ |
| -ing form ailing | /ˈeɪlɪŋ/ /ˈeɪlɪŋ/ |
- ail something (formal) to cause problems for somebody/something
困扰；干扰；使麻烦 - They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry.
他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
- They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry.
- ail somebody (old use) to make somebody ill
使患病；使不适 - What is ailing you?
你哪里不舒服？
- What is ailing you?
Word OriginOld English eglian, eglan, from egle ‘troublesome’, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic agls ‘disgraceful’.