| 单词 | illness |
| 释义 | illness illness /ˈɪl.nəs/ noun B1 [C] a disease of the body or mind: » He died at home after a long illness.Thesaurus+: ↑Disease and illness - general wordsB2 [U] the state of being ill: » She had five days off work due to illness.Thesaurus+: ↑Disease and illness - general wordsWord partners for illness• ♯develop/♯have/♯suffer from an illness• ♯cause an illness• ♯diagnose/♯prevent/♯treat an illness• ♯recover from an illness• a ♯chronic/♯rare/♯serious illness• a ♯critical/♯fatal/♯terminal illness• a ♯minor illness• ♯because of/♯due to/♯through illnessCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. an acute/chronic/debilitating/progressive/rare/serious/severe illness» He has a rare illness which affects his eyes.-lu. a critical/fatal/life-threatening/terminal illness» Vaccines exist for potentially fatal illnesses like tetanus and typhoid.-lu. a minor illness» I've had a whole series of minor illnesses.-lu. a long/long-term/prolonged illness» My father died last week after a short illness.-lu. a brief/short/sudden illness» He died after a sudden illness.-lu. a mystery/unexplained illness» A mystery illness is striking villagers.-lu. sb's final/last illness» These poems were written during her final illness.–Types-lu. a depressive/mental/physical/psychiatric/respiratory/smoking-related illness» They specialize in treating respiratory illnesses.–Verbs-lu. develop/have/suffer from an illness» She has an illness which prevents her from walking much.-lu. cause an illness» The bacteria cause a flu-like illness.-lu. diagnose/prevent/treat an illness» We are treating the illness with drugs.-lu. die from/feign/recover from an illness» By the weekend, she had recovered from the illness.-lu. illness strikes» Serious illness struck over half the residents.-lu. illness affects sb» The illness has affected most of the children.–Nouns-lu. a cause/sign/symptom of an illness» Yellowish skin could be a symptom of illness.-lu. a treatment of/for an illness» He has challenged traditional treatments of mental illness.–Prepositions-lu. because of/due to/through illness» He was off work for more than five weeks because of illness.• • • Extra Examples:» We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.» Many people suffer from some form of mental illness during their lives.» Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough.» Many illnesses which once killed are today curable.» Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses. |
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