- [uncountable]
the state of being physically or mentally ill (身体或精神上的)疾病,病 patients with severe mental illness 患有严重精神疾病的病人 The virus can cause illness in humans. 这种病毒会导致人类生病。 I missed a lot of school through illness last year. 我去年因病耽误了很多功课。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessa2He's just returned to work after illness. 他病愈后刚刚回来上班。 Her childhood was plagued by illness. 她在童年时期饱受疾病折磨。 She feigned illness so that she wouldn't have to go to school. 她假装生病,这样就不用去上学了。 Suddenly, illness hit the household. 突然之间,疾病袭击了整个家庭。 The immune system enables the body to fight off illness. 免疫系统使身体能够抵抗疾病。 We assess the applicant's history of family illness. 我们评估申请人的家族病史。 earnings lost due to illness 生病造成的收入损失 the first case of illness from the Ebola virus 由埃博拉病毒引起的首个病例
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- fatal
- incurable
- …
- bout
- episode
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
- affect somebody
- afflict
- plague somebody
- …
- after illness
- because of illness
- due to illness
- …
- the onset of an illness
- [countable]
a type or period of illness (某种)病;患病期 serious/severe/chronic illnesses 严重/严重/慢性疾病 a terminal illness 绝症 childhood illnesses 儿童患的各种病 He died after a long illness. 他久病不愈而亡。 She suffers from a debilitating illness. 她患有一种使人虚弱的疾病。
Synonyms illnessillness- sickness
- ill health
- trouble
- illness
the state of being physically or mentally ill 指身体或精神上的疾病 - sickness illness; bad health:
I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment. 我建议你办个疾病和失业保险。
illness or sickness? Sickness is used especially in contexts concerning work and insurance. It is commonly found with words such as pay, leave, absence and insurance. Illness has a wider range of uses and is found in more general contexts.用 illness 还是 sickness? - ill health (rather formal
) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems: 指健康状况不佳: She resigned because of ill health. 她因健康状况不佳而辞职。
- trouble illness or pain:
heart trouble. 心脏疾病
- chronic illness/sickness/ill health
- to suffer from illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble
Synonyms diseasedisease- illness
- disorder
- infection
- condition
- ailment
- bug
- disease a medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:
He suffers from a rare blood disease. 他患有一种罕见的血液病。
- illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one:
She died after a long illness. 她久病不愈而亡。
disease or illness? Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health: heart/kidney/liver illness • mental disease. Disease is not used about a period of illness: She died after a long disease.用 disease 还是 illness? - disorder (rather formal
) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly: 指失调、紊乱、不适、疾病: a rare disorder of the liver. 一种罕见的肝病
- infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body:
a throat infection 喉部感染
- condition a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it:
a heart condition 心脏病
- ailment (rather formal
) an illness that is not very serious: 指轻病、小恙: childhood ailments 儿童期小病
- bug (informal
) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild: 指轻微的传染病、小病: a nasty flu bug 严重的流感
- to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
- to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug
Collocations IllnessesIllnesses 疾病 Becoming ill 生病 - catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
染上感冒/传染病/流感/肺炎/病毒/小毛病 - get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
患病/艾滋病/乳腺癌/感冒/流感/偏头痛 - come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
得了感冒/流感 - contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
感染致命疾病/严重疾病/艾滋病病毒/艾滋病 - be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
受病毒/寄生虫/艾滋病病毒感染 - develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
患上癌症/糖尿病/皮疹/溃疡;出现肝炎症状 - have a heart attack/a stroke
心脏病/中风发作 - provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
引起/产生过敏反应 - block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
使血管阻塞/破裂 - damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
损伤/切断神经/动脉/肌腱
Being ill 病了 - feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
发烧 - have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
患伤风感冒/糖尿病/心脏病/肺癌;头痛;发烧 - suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
患哮喘/营养不良症/经常性头痛/多发性抑郁症/精神错乱 - be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
因感冒/流感/偏头痛而卧床休息 - nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
调治感冒/头痛/宿醉 - battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
与癌症/抑郁症作斗争;戒瘾;戒酒
Treatments 治疗 - examine a patient
给病人做检查 - diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
诊断疾病 - be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
诊断为癌症/糖尿病/精神分裂症 - prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
开/得到/服用药/药片/止痛药/抗生素 - treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
治疗某人的癌症/抑郁症/休克 - have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
接受检查/手术/外科手术/肾移植手术/治疗/化疗/癌症治疗 - have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
打针;接种流感疫苗;接受输血;做扫描检查;照 X 光 - cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
治疗疾病/病痛/癌症/头痛/病人 - prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
防止疾病扩散/疾病进一步爆发/对肺部造成伤害 - be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
接种流感/麻疹/小儿麻痹症/天花疫苗 - enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
增加对疾病的免疫力
Extra ExamplesDiabetes is a common illness. 糖尿病是一种常见病。 He became blind after contracting a rare illness. 他感染上一种罕见的病症后就失明了。 She survived a life-threatening illness. 她挺过了一场危及性命的大病。 Some illnesses occur more frequently following puberty. 有些疾病在青春期以后发作更加频繁。 Sometimes it's hard to tell whether illnesses result from bacteria or viruses. 有时候很难分辨疾病到底是细菌引起的还是病毒引起的。 As his illness progressed, Neil began to have difficulty speaking. 随着病情的发展,尼尔开始出现言语困难。 They had failed to find the cause of his mystery illness. 他们没能找出他这种神秘疾病的病因。 a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer 可能有助于预防癌症等疾病的药物 Have you suffered from any serious illnesses in the past six months? 在过去的六个月里你患过什么严重的疾病吗?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- fatal
- incurable
- …
- bout
- episode
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
- affect somebody
- afflict
- plague somebody
- …
- after illness
- because of illness
- due to illness
- …
- the onset of an illness