| 单词 | ill |
| 释义 | ill adj., adv., & n. --adj 1. (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2. (of health) unsound, disordered. 3. wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4. harmful (ill effects). 5. hostile, unkind (ill feeling). 6. archaic morally bad. 7. faulty, unskilful (ill taste; ill management). 8. (of manners or conduct) improper. --adv 1. badly, wrongly (ill-matched). 2. a imperfectly (ill-provided). b scarcely (can ill afford to do it). 3. unfavourably (it would have gone ill with them). --n 1. injury, harm. 2. evil; the opposite of good. Phrases and idioms do an ill turn to harm (a person or a person's interests). ill-advised 1. acting foolishly or imprudently. 2. (of a plan etc.) not well formed or considered. ill-advisedly in a foolish or badly considered manner. ill-affected (foll. by towards) not well disposed. ill-assorted not well matched. ill at ease embarrassed, uneasy. ill-behaved see BEHAVE. ill blood bad feeling; animosity. ill-bred badly brought up; rude. ill breeding bad manners. ill-considered = ill-advised. ill-defined not clearly defined. ill-disposed 1. (often foll. by towards) unfavourably disposed. 2. disposed to evil; malevolent. ill-equipped (often foll. by to + infin.) not adequately equipped or qualified. ill fame see FAME. ill-fated destined to or bringing bad fortune. ill-favoured (US -favored) unattractive, displeasing, objectionable. ill feeling bad feeling; animosity. ill-founded (of an idea etc.) not well founded; baseless. ill-gotten gained by wicked or unlawful means. ill humour moroseness, irritability. ill-humoured bad-tempered. ill-judged unwise; badly considered. ill-mannered having bad manners; rude. ill nature churlishness, unkindness. ill-natured churlish, unkind. ill-naturedly churlishly. ill-omened attended by bad omens. ill-starred unlucky; destined to failure. ill success partial or complete failure. ill temper moroseness. ill-tempered morose, irritable. ill-timed done or occurring at an inappropriate time. ill-treat (or -use) treat badly; abuse. ill-treatment (or ill use) abuse; bad treatment. ill will bad feeling; animosity. an ill wind an unfavourable or untoward circumstance (with ref. to the proverb it's an ill wind that blows nobody good). speak ill of say something unfavourable about. Etymology: ME f. ON illr, of unkn. orig. |
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