ailing
adjective
uk/ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/ailingadjective(WITH DIFFICULTIES)
experiencingdifficultyandproblems:
境况不佳的，处境困难的；不景气的the country's ailingeconomy该国不景气的经济
Tedaskedme if I couldhelphimfixhis ailingcar.特德的车坏了，他问我是否可以帮他修理一下。
Experiencing difficulties
- be
- be (caught) between a rock and a hard placeidiom
- be climbing the wallsidiom
- be for the high jumpidiom
- be/come up against a brick wallidiom
- doo-doo
- embattled
- fall intosomething
- flounder
- frying pan
- jungle
- leg
- meetyourWaterlooidiom
- multiproblem
- not have a leg to stand onidiom
- on a razor edgeidiom
- out of the frying pan into the fireidiom
- rocky
- sticky
- weed
ailingadjective(SICK)
weakandsufferingfromillness:
生病的，身体不佳的He'svisitinghis ailingfather.他去探望病中的父亲。
not physically strong
- weakShe was too tired and weak to finish the race.
- feebleMany of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship.
- punyHe was puny as a child.
- weedyUKI was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book.
- frailA frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street.
Not fit & healthy
- be at death's dooridiom
- bed
- clinically obese
- complain ofsomething
- critical list
- deconditioned
- gaunt
- hollow
- hollow-eyed
- rough
- sick
- sickly
- unhealthily
- unwell
- unwholesomeness
- wabbit
- wan
- wanly
- worn
- wretched