ill
弊病,生病,弊端,错
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Definitions
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worse, worst;ill·er, ill·est for 7.
- : of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
- : objectionable; unsatisfactory; poor; faulty: ill manners.
- : hostile; unkindly: ill feeling.
- : evil; wicked; bad: of ill repute.
- : unfavorable; adverse: ill fortune.
- : of inferior worth or ability; unskillful; inexpert: an ill example of scholarship.
- : Slang. great; amazing: His mom is the illest cook.
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- : an unfavorable opinion or statement: I can speak no ill of her.
- : harm or injury: His remarks did much ill.
- : trouble, distress, or misfortune: Many ills befell him.
- : evil: to know the difference between good and ill.
- : sickness or disease.
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- : in an ill manner.
- : unsatisfactorily; poorly: It ill befits a man to betray old friends.
- : in a hostile or unfriendly manner.
- : unfavorably; unfortunately.
- : with displeasure or offense.
- : faultily; improperly.
- : with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely: Buying a new car is an expense we can ill afford.
Phrases
- ill at ease
- ill wind that blows no one any good, it's an
- get sick
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
A study in the Netherlands found that most patients who have been ill for 10 days are already making their own antibodies against the virus.
None have been proven yet, and much of the federal and private funding for clinical trials has gone for treating the severely ill.
In places where most people wore masks, those who did get infected seemed dramatically less likely to get severely ill compared to places with less mask-wearing.
The following day he felt ill and tested positive for the coronavirus.
Volunteers who were either ill, recovered or healthy all coughed at about the same velocity.
They had rarely seen their own fathers carry small children unless their mothers were ill.
I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health.
But Seligman never imagined how Mitchell might put the concept to work, in part because it was so ill-suited to that purpose.
There is a procedure called “compassionate release” allowing terminally ill men to die at home.
These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.