illness
noun
uk/ˈɪl.nəs/us/ˈɪl.nəs/B1[C]
adiseaseof thebodyormind:
(身体或精神上的)疾病Hediedathomeafter alongillness.久病之后他在家里死去。
B2[U]
thestateof beingill:
生病She had fivedaysoffworkdueto illness.她因病请了5天假。
- We arelackingthreemembersofstaffdueto illness.
- Manypeoplesufferfrom someformofmentalillness duringtheirlives.
- Symptoms of the illnessincludea hightemperatureand apersistentdrycough.
- Many illnesses whichoncekilledare todaycurable.
- Four millionhourswerelostlastyearthroughstress-relatedillnesses.
Disease & illness - general words
- aggressiveness
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- calculus
- CFS
- hypochondriac
- iatrogenic
- ill health
- impairment
- incurably
- outbreak
- pathology
- pathway
- seizure
- terminally
- uncomplicated
- variant
- worried well
- zoonosis