词组 | ill |
释义 | ill /ɪl/ adjective suffering from a disease or not feeling wellGrammarYou do not usually use ill before a noun, unless it has an adverb in front of it.verbsfeel ill I’ve been feeling ill since I woke up this morning.look ill He looked rather ill when I saw him.become ill also get ill informal She became ill after eating oysters.fall ill formal (=become ill) Louise fell ill while she was on holiday.be taken ill (=become ill suddenly) Henry was suddenly taken ill and had to go to the hospital.make sb ill I think it was the heat that made me ill.adverbsseriously ill (=very ill) Any seriously ill patients are usually sent to a state hospital.gravely ill formal (=extremely ill) She went to visit her grandfather, who was gravely ill.critically/desperately/dangerously ill (=so ill that you might die) He got news that his mother was critically ill in hospital.terminally ill (=with a very serious illness that you will die from) He is terminally ill with cancer.chronically ill (=with a long-term illness that cannot be cured and will not get better) Chronically ill patients often find it difficult to get travel insurance.mentally ill (=with an illness of your mind) Caring for mentally ill people can be challenging.prepositionsill with flu/pneumonia/cancer etc He became ill with pneumonia.Other ways of saying that someone is illYou can say that someone is sick, especially in American English. You can also use unwell, which is formal and is not used before a noun.THESAURUS: ill sick especially AmE ill: She’s been sick with the flu. | a sick child | Dan got sick on vacation (=became ill). not very well ill, but not seriously ill: Sarah’s not very well – she has a throat infection. unwell formal ill: The singer had been unwell for some time. | Symptoms include fever, aching muscles, and feeling generally unwell. poorly BrE spoken ill: Your grandmother’s been very poorly lately. be in a bad way informal if someone is in a bad way, they are very ill or badly hurt: You’d better call an ambulance – she looks like she’s in a bad way. be off sick BrE be out sick AmE if someone is off sick, they are not at work or at school, because they are ill: Two teachers were off sick yesterday.slightly ill under the weather also off colour BrE informal slightly ill: Sorry I haven’t called you – I’ve been feeling under the weather. | You look a bit off colour – are you sure you’re OK? run down feeling slightly ill and tired all the time, for example because you have been working too hard, or not eating well: Some people take extra vitamins if they are feeling run down.often ill in poor health unhealthy and often ill: Chopin was already in poor health when he arrived on the island. delicate weak and likely to become ill easily: She was delicate and pale and frequently complained of headaches. | He had a delicate constitution and throughout his adult life suffered from various illnesses. sickly a sickly child is often ill: He was a sickly child and spent a lot of time at home on his own. | His younger daughter was sickly and died when she was young. |
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