ill and not improving Topics Illnessc2有病的;体弱的 (of a business, government, etc. )企业、政府等 having problems and getting weaker 处境困难的;每况愈下的 measures to help the ailing economy 改善经济不景气的措施 A new art gallery will give a boost to this ailing industrial city. 一个新的美术馆将会给这个境况不佳的工业城市带来活力。