英语词汇“ill”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	ill
释义	ill I. \ˈil\ adjective (worse \ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis\ ; also sometimes and in sense 2c often ill·er \ˈilə(r)\ ; or nonstandard wors·er \ˈwərsə(r), -ə̄s-, -əis-\ ; worst \ˈwərst, -ə̄st, -əist\ ; also sometimes and in sense 2c often ill·est \ˈilə̇st\) Etymology: Middle English ill, ille, from Old Norse illr 1. a. now chiefly Scotland : immoral or vicious or corrupt or otherwise morally reprehensible b. : resulting from or accompanied by or evidencing an evil, malicious, or malevolent intention < ill deeds that wrecked their lives > c. : that imputes evil to or implies evil in something referred to : that ascribes evil to or assumes evil in something referred to < an ill opinion of everything they did > < attaching an ill significance to what was said > < in ill repute > 2. a. : that causes or is accompanied by pain or discomfort or inconvenience or that is otherwise disagreeable < died an ill death > < the ill smells of a fish market > < had an ill taste > b. : that causes or tends to result in harm : hurtful, injurious, pernicious < its ill effects were felt for many generations — Gilbert Highet > < a decision that can have only ill results > < did them an ill service > c. (1) : affected with some ailment : indisposed : not being in good health : ailing, unwell, sick < is ill with a fever > < incurably ill with cancer — Time > : unsound, failing < suffers from chronically ill health > : upset, disordered < emotionally ill > < mentally ill > (2) : affected by nausea often to the point of vomiting : nauseated, sick < thought she would be ill after the ride on the roller coaster > 3. a. : that is not suited to circumstances or that is not to one's advantage : unpropitious, untoward, unlucky < its leaders were choosing an ill moment for a revolution — J.A.Froude > : not promising well : inauspicious < an ill omen > : marked by unfavorable events : contrary to one's hopes and expectations < had a discouraging run of ill luck > b. : that involves difficulties with regard to the accomplishment of an objective : hard, troublesome < beauty is intangible, vague, ill to be defined — M.F.Tupper > : so difficult as to make effort useless : pointless < it is ill prophesying; but one has hope of a regeneration of our literature — Yale Review > 4. a. : that is not up to an accepted standard of worth or ability : notably imperfect or unsatisfactory : quite faulty : inferior, defective < a period of ill management > < an ill specimen of humanity > b. : that is not up to an accepted standard of propriety : unpolished, crude, boorish < ill manners > < ill behavior > c. archaic : notably unskillful or inexpert or inefficient : maladroit < I am ill at describing female apparel — Charles Lamb > 5. a. : unfriendly, hostile < ill feeling that culminated in bloody feuds > b. : harsh, cruel < ill treatment of minorities > c. now chiefly dialect (1) of an animal : dangerously fierce : ferocious, savage (2) of a person : cantankerous and irritable : cross, surly, grumpy Synonyms: see bad II. adverb (worse \“\ ; worst \“\) Etymology: Middle English ille, from Old Norse illa, from illr, adjective 1. a. : with displeasure or offense < the remark was ill received > b. : in an unfriendly or harsh or malevolent manner < were ill treated during their stay > c. : in such a way as to reflect unfavorable estimation of something referred to or to cast aspersion or blame on something referred to < spoke very ill of them > < however ill he might think of that general — John Buchan > 2. : in a reprehensible manner < an ill-spent youth > 3. now dialect England : to a grave extent : seriously < was ill hurt > 4. a. : not to any real extent : not really : hardly, scarcely : by the narrowest margin or none at all < can ill afford further expense > < they were soon ill content — A.M.Young > b. : only with great trouble or difficulty < except in matters of doctrine Pilgrim and Puritan consorted ill together — V.L.Parrington > 5. a. : unadvantageously, unpropitiously, unluckily < warned them that it would go ill with them if they insisted > < the whole affair turned out ill > b. : in a faulty or inefficient or otherwise defective manner : imperfectly, ineffectively < the economic irresponsibility of prison life left me ill equipped to live up to my good intentions — Frank O'Leary > < has been bad propaganda, ill calculated to achieve its objects — G.E.G.Catlin > — often used in combination < ill-smelling > especially with adjectives in -ed < ill-prepared > III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from ill, ille (adjective) 1. a. (1) : the reverse of good : evil < not knowing whether the outcome would be for good or for ill > < if ill should befall her — E.T.Thurston > (2) archaic : the reverse of virtue : wickedness b. archaic : the reverse of a good act : a wicked deed 2. a. archaic : calamity, disaster b. : misfortune, distress < a morbid fear of some future ill > c. (1) : ailment, sickness < measles and other ills of childhood > (2) : something that bothers or disturbs or afflicts < once again society is asking the papers to remedy a social ill by suppressing the facts — Herbert Brucker > : difficulty, trouble, disorder < political and economic ills > 3. : something (as an opinion, a remark) that reflects unfavorable estimation or casts aspersion or blame < spoke no ill of them > Synonyms: see evil IV. abbreviation 1. illuminated; illumination 2. illustrated; illustration; illustrator 3. [Latin illustrissimus] most illustrious
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