- 词义辨析
ill, sick
这两个词共同的意思是“生病的”。它们的区别是:
ill只用作表语,而sick既可用作表语,也可用作定语。另外,作“恶心”解时只用sick,作“坏的,糟的”解时只用ill。例如:
She's visiting her sick uncle in hospital.她到医院去看望生病的叔叔。
The man looks pretty sick.这人看上去病得很重。
We began to feel sick as soon as the ship started to move.轮船刚刚开动,我们就觉得恶心。
ill, bad, evil, wicked
这组词共同的意思是“坏”。它们的区别是:
1.从所指范围上说, ill和bad范围最广,从稍有不利、不良到邪恶都可使用, evil和wicked指“邪恶”,程度较重。
2.从语气上说,从弱到强依次为bad, ill, evil , wicked。
3.evil多用于道德方面, wicked谴责意味最强。例如:
That woman has an evil tongue.那女人有一张惯于恶语中伤的嘴。
It's a wicked waste of money.这样浪费金钱简直是罪恶。
4.ill还可作“有病的,不健康的”解, bad还可作“不幸的,太可惜的”解。例如:
Too bad you couldn't come last night.真可惜,你昨晚没能来。
ill, unwell
这两个词都有“感觉不适”的意思。unwell指短期生病, ill时间相对较长。另外, unwell语气较ill委婉。例如:
I didn't go to the concert because I felt unwell that evening.因为感到不舒服,那天晚上我没去听音乐会。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
来自中古英语ille,邪恶的,不道德的,来自PIE*elk,伤口,脓疮,词源同ulcus,ulcerous.最终词义又回归其词源义生病的,疾病的。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
同根单词
illness n.疾病
重要短语
fell ill生病
ill at ease不安的;感到拘束
fall ill生病
ill health n.不健康
- 双语例句 更多例句
He was dropped from the team amid speculation that he was seriously ill.
在一片以为他得了重病的猜测中,他被队里除名了.
《简明英汉词典》
As Mr. Sinclair was ill, Mr. Cook substituted as our teacher of chemistry.
由于辛克莱先生病了, 库克先生代任我们的化学老师.
《简明英汉词典》
He was very ill but good doctors and carefully nursing brought him through.
他病得很重,不过优良的医生和细心的护理救了他.
《简明英汉词典》
- 相关词组
- look illv.看上去有病,显得不好;
- augur ill for预示吉利[凶兆];
- speak ill ofv.说坏话;诋毁;
- be ill抱病;害病;闹病;患病;
- seriously ill list危重病员名单;重病号名单
- ill healthn.不健康;
- be ill at ease局促不安,心神不宁;心神不安;发窘;坐立不安;
- fell ill生病;
- to be ill患病;
- ill at ease局促不安, 不自在;惴惴不安;
- ill willn.憎恶,恶意;坏心眼儿;嫌;
- critically ill垂危;
- ill feeling恶感,反感,不满;
- fall ill生病;闹病;受病;
- be ill in bed在床上生病
- ill afford负担不起(做某事的后果);
- bode illna.主凶;“bode well/ill”的变体
- feel ill难受;
- mentally ill患精神病的;
- seriously ill[医]病重的,重病的;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- adidas n.阿迪达斯(运动服或运动鞋的商标名);三叶草;爱迪达
- Belgium n.比利时;
- Mondays n. 星期一( Monday的名词复数 );周一;星期一的省思;逢星期一
- willing adj.乐意的,愿意的;自愿的,心甘情愿的;v.will的现在分词;决心;用意志力驱使;
- told v.表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 );讲;知道;讲述;
- weekly adj.每周的;一周一次的;adv.一星期一次,每周
- master n.大师,师傅;(男)主人,雇主;(货船的)船长;主宰;(英国)校长,院长;(已故)著名画家,绘画大师;母带;能手;男教师;擅长…者;硕士学位(大学里的中级学位;有控制力的人;(对年龄小而不便称作“先生”的男孩的称谓v.掌握;控制(动物或人);精通
- border n.边;镶边;包边;边界;vt.& vi.与…接界,在…的边上;
- i want you 我想要你;我需要你;[电影]激情意外;
- Bitcoin 比特币;虚拟货币;比特;虚拟货币比特币
- search terms [医]搜索词,检索项;
- stomach n.腹部;胃;v.欣赏;吃得下;

