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词组 illness
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illness /ˈɪlnəs, ˈɪlnɪs/ noun something wrong with your health, or the state of being illadjectives/nouns + illnessa serious/severe illness His illness is more severe than the doctors first thought.a minor illness He suffered a succession of minor illnesses.a terminal illness (=causing death eventually, and not possible to cure) At that point the illness was thought to be terminal.a fatal illness (=causing death quite quickly) She developed a fatal illness.an incurable illness (=not possible to cure) The film tells the sad story of a young boy with an incurable illness.a life-threatening illness (=likely to cause death) Doctors say that his illness isn’t life-threatening.a long/short illness She nursed him through his long illness. | Arthur died following a short illness.a childhood illness Measles is a common childhood illness.mental/psychiatric illness The man who attacked the painting had a history of mental illness.a chronic illness (=that lasts a long time, and cannot be cured) Diabetes is a chronic illness.an acute illness (=becoming serious very quickly) In acute illness, doctors take full responsibility for treatment.a debilitating illness (=that makes you very weak) His last years were ruined by a debilitating illness.verbshave an illness When did you first find out that you had the illness?suffer from an illness She suffers from a rare illness.get/develop an illness She developed the illness when she was in her 50s.contract an illness formal (=get an illness by catching it from another person) He contracted the illness while he was working abroad.recover from an illness It took several months for him to recover from his illness.die of/from an illness His father had died of a mysterious illness.treat an illness No one had any idea how to treat his illness.cure an illness This isn’t an illness that can be cured.prevent illness Vaccines have been successful in preventing illness.fight an illness They are testing new drugs to fight illness.cause/lead to illness Inadequate hygiene can lead to illness.be diagnosed with an illness (=be found by doctors to have an illness) Her husband had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness.phrasesthe symptoms of an illness Symptoms of the illness include vomiting and severe headaches.a stage of an illness He was in the last stage of a terminal illness.a period of illness He returned to work after a period of illness.a cause of illness Malaria is the single leading cause of illness and death in Nigeria.THESAURUS: illness disease a particular illness, especially one that spreads to other people easily or that affects one part of your body: Her father suffers from heart disease. | The disease can now be cured. | Infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death. | Childhood diseases such as measles and chickenpox can sometimes be serious. | It is easy to catch the disease. | Flies can spread disease. infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus: She has a chest infection. | The infection spread to the rest of his body. | It is important for doctors to wash their hands, to prevent the spread of infection. condition a health problem that affects you permanently or for a long time: The drug is used to treat medical conditions such as asthma. | She suffers from a heart condition. problem something that is wrong with a particular part of your body or your health in general: He treats patients with back problems. | You shouldn't ignore health problems and hope they will go away. | When did the problem start? trouble illness or pain that affects a particular part of your body: I’ve had a bit of stomach trouble. disorder formal an illness that prevents a particular organ of your body from working properly, or affects the way you behave: She suffers from a rare blood disorder. | Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. | a liver disorderan illness that is not very serious bug informal an illness that spreads to other people very easily but that is not very serious: He must have caught the same bug as me. | a nasty flu bug | There’s a bug going round at school and a lot of the children are off sick. complaint medical an illness that affects a particular part of your body, especially one that is not very serious – used by doctors: The doctor told her that she had a minor skin complaint. | Deakin suffers from a back complaint called arachnoiditis. ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ formal an illness that affects a particular part of your body, especially one that is not serious: People often go to their doctor about relatively minor ailments. | The ointment is used to treat ailments such as small wounds and insect bites.the general state of being ill sickness the state of being ill, especially when it stops you working: There has been an increase in the amount of absence from work due to sickness. ill health formal the state of being ill, usually for a long period of time: Research shows that there is a link between air pollution and ill health.
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