一、詳細(xì)釋義：


n.

疾病，病


例句：

Illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army.

疾病是取消參軍入伍資格的一個(gè)原因。


例句：

She returned to her family home to recover from an illness.

她回家養(yǎng)病來(lái)了。


二、詞義辨析：


illness,sickness,disease,complaint

這些名詞均有“疾病”之意。 illness不具體指，而是泛指一切疾病，強(qiáng)調(diào)生病的時(shí)間或狀語(yǔ)，語(yǔ)體較sickness正式一些。 sickness較口語(yǔ)化，可與illness換用，但還可表示“惡心”。 disease指具體的疾病，且通常較嚴(yán)重，發(fā)病時(shí)間也較長(zhǎng)。 complaint現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)中，既可指癥狀，也可指疾病。


三、相關(guān)短語(yǔ)：


mental illness

精神病


四、參考例句：


Illness blighted his plan.

疾病使他的計(jì)劃落空。


I was disadvantaged by illness

我因病而處于不利地位。


The lingering illness crumpled him.

長(zhǎng)年生病把他的身體弄垮了。


The illness congested his lungs.

疾病使他肺部充血。


His illness finally got him.

他的病終于把他搞垮了。


Illness prevented him from coming.

他因病不能前來(lái)。


His illness is owing to excessive work.

他由于過(guò)度工作而病了。


His illness has impaired his efficiency.

生病降低了他的效率。


He weakened as the illness grew worse.

由于病的加重，他變得虛弱了。


She bore her illness with great fortitude.

她以堅(jiān)韌不拔的精神忍受著病痛。