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BNC: 1955 COCA: 2945

ill
1 ill /ˈɪl/ adjective
1 ill
/ˈɪl/
adjective
Learner's definition of ILL
1 
a  : not well or healthy : sick or unhealthy有病的；不健康的；不舒服的
— usually used after a verb通常用在动词后
◊ The comparative form iller and the superlative form illest are sometimes used for this sense.此义项的比较级和最高级有时用iller和illest。
b  of health : not normal or good（健康状况）不正常的，不佳的
2 
always used before a noun : harmful or damaging有害的；有破坏性的
3 
always used before a noun : not helpful or lucky不利的；不吉利的
◊ The saying it's an ill wind that blows no good or it's an ill wind that blows nobody (any) good means that something that is bad in most ways is usually also good in some way.没有绝对的坏事
4 
always used before a noun : not kind or friendly不友善的；不友好的
— see also ill will

ill repute

— see repute

with ill grace

— see 1grace
2 ill /ˈɪl/ adverb
2 ill
/ˈɪl/
adverb
Learner's definition of ILL
1 
: in a bad or imperfect way : badly, poorly坏；恶劣地
— often hyphenated常带连字符
2 
: in an unfavorable or unkind way不友善地；不友好地；不利地
— see also bode ill at bode

ill afford

◊ If you can ill afford something, you should not do it or get it because it will cause problems.承受不起；负担不起
3 ill /ˈɪl/ noun
plural ills
3 ill
/ˈɪl/
noun
plural ills
Learner's definition of ILL
1 
[noncount] : bad or unlucky things坏事；不幸；祸害
2 
a  [count] : a sickness or disease病；疾病
— usually plural通常用复数
b  ills [plural] : troubles or problems麻烦；问题
BNC: 1955 COCA: 2945

ill

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adjective

ˈil How to pronounce ill (audio)
worse ˈwərs How to pronounce ill (audio) ; worst ˈwərst How to pronounce ill (audio)
1
a comparative also iller; superlative also illest
(1)
: not in good health
also : nauseated
(2)
: not normal or sound
ill health
b
: causing suffering or distress
ill weather
2
: unfriendly, hostile
ill feeling
3
a
: not suited to circumstances or not to one's advantage : unlucky
an ill omen
b
: involving difficulty : hard
4
a
: attributing evil or an objectionable quality
held an ill opinion of his neighbors
b
: resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention
ill deeds
c
chiefly Scotland : immoral, vicious
5
a
: not meeting an accepted standard
ill manners
b
archaic : notably unskillful or inefficient

ill

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adverb

worse; worst
1
a
: in a faulty, inefficient, insufficient, or unpleasant manner
—often used in combination
the methods used may be ill-adapted to the aims in view R. M. Hutchins
b
: in an unfortunate manner : badly, unluckily
ill fares the land … where wealth accumulates, and men decay Oliver Goldsmith
2
: hardly, scarcely
can ill afford such extravagances
3
a
: so as to reflect unfavorably
spoke ill of the neighbors
b
: with displeasure or hostility
c
: in a harsh manner
4
: in a reprehensible manner

ill

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noun

1
a
: misfortune, distress
b(1)
: ailment, sickness
(2)
: something that disturbs or afflicts : trouble
economic and social ills
2
: something that reflects unfavorably
spoke no ill of him
3
: the reverse of good : evil

ill

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abbreviation (1)

illustrated; illustration; illustrator

Ill

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abbreviation (2)

Illinois

Synonyms

Adjective

Adverb

Noun

Example Sentences

Adjective That dog can eat almost anything with no ill effects. They had been subjected to months of ill treatment. Adverb He is being ill served by his advisers. Please don't think ill of me. He was a good man who never spoke ill of anyone. Noun chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Yet that same month, something similarly unthinkable allegedly happened again: Baribeau did not come to the hospital in a timely fashion for a desperately ill patient. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 One critically ill non-COVID-19 patient had a serious heart condition. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 My research suggests that the pudding spread to lots of places in Ireland—in part, perhaps, thanks to its blandness, many viewed it as suitable fare for the ill and infirm. Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Wounds that cut deep point to the damage done in the previous decades, but when Lewis fell ill, Tolkien visited his old friend and collaborator in hospital and at home. Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2022 But one night, a mentally ill man broke the head off the Madonna and then killed himself. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Last year, Francis approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul I — that of the recovery of a critically ill 11-year-old girl in 2011 in Buenos Aires, the hometown of the current pope. Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 Plunking this recessive central figure down into a stale mix of tropes and themes — fraught homecoming, terminally ill mother, aggrieved LGBTQ child — Pallaoro fails to tap into anything especially surprising or insightful. Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 Congress has an ethical and moral duty to right this injustice – especially for terminally ill veterans who risked their lives to defend our country and deserve a peaceful death – by repealing the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act. Ginger Fairchild, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022
Adverb
Even among some of its supporters, there’s a sense that BART had ill prepared for the challenges and growth of the past decade. Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 In Providence, Mayor Jorge Elorza defended his administration’s response to the storm after mayoral candidate Brett Smiley, on the ballot in next week’s Democratic primary, said the city was ill-prepared for the deluge. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 However, there is nothing worse than being ill prepared while sitting through a 3-ish hour game, especially those of us who are obligated to stay all four quarters. Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2022 Ukraine’s services appear to have read too much into signs that Russian forces were ill-prepared for full-scale combat, resisting Western warnings of an invasion that came within miles of the capital. Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Ukraine’s services appear to have read too much into signs that Russian forces were ill-prepared for full-scale combat, resisting Western warnings of an invasion that came within several miles of the capital. Greg Miller And Catherine Belton, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 Already occurring more often, heat waves are forecast to increase in potency and duration because of climate change, say scientists – who fear the globe is ill-prepared to handle the punishing toll. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 The record-setting heat that roasted London showed how ill-prepared northern European cities are for extreme weather driven by global warming. New York Times, 28 July 2022 Many are ill-prepared to manage and protect the wealth of personally identifiable information. Indy Guha, Forbes, 18 July 2022
Noun
Despite ExxonMobil’s implications to the contrary, individual consumers cannot reverse climate change—or any other environmental ill, for that matter—and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 The director is little helped by Barrymore, whose E.T.-era button-cuteness ill-serves this particular project. Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 May 2022 Doncic committed nearly half of those, but Westbrook is receiving far more criticism for the same ill. Duane Rankin, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022 Though the Republican governor opposed marijuana legalization as a social ill, her administration’s arguments in court centered on technical violations to the South Dakota Constitution. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021 This societal ill seemed to peak with Princess Diana’s death in 1997 but has only gotten worse in the decades since. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2021 In Chinese eyes, each of its targets is associated with a longstanding social ill. WSJ, 26 Sep. 2021 The state doesn’t have enough intensive care unit beds to treat the ill. al, 9 Sep. 2021 Harris and Biden, too, have been fully vaccinated, which public health experts say should protect nearly everyone from falling serious ill. Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 20 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Old Norse illr

First Known Use

Adjective

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4c

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of ill was in the 12th century

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BNC: 1955 COCA: 2945
ill

adjective

 (especially BrE)  ➡ see also sick VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤appear, be, feel, look, seem看似生病了；有病；感覺不適；看起來病了；似乎病了➤lie卧病◇He was lying ill in bed.他卧病在牀。➤become, be taken, fall, get, grow生病；染病；病倒➤remain仍然病着▸➤make sb令某人不適◇I can't eat bananas. They make me ill. (especially BrE) 我不能吃香蕉，吃了就難受。◇That type of government corruption makes me ill.especially NAmE) (figurative, 那種類型的政府腐敗令我反感。ADVERB➤critically, dangerously, desperately, extremely, gravely, really, seriously, severely, terribly, very病情危急；病情危險；病得奄奄一息；病情嚴重◇His mother is seriously ill in the hospital.他母親住院了，病情嚴重。➤almost幾乎病倒◇Robyn was almost ill with excitement and outrage.羅賓因為激動和憤怒差點兒病倒。➤pretty, quite, rather, slightly病得不輕；略有不適▸➤genuinely確實病了▸➤violently身患重病◇She was taken violently ill and had to be put to bed.她突發重病，不得不卧牀休息。➤acutely患急性病▸➤chronically患慢性病◇chronically ill patients慢性病患者➤fatally, incurably, mortally, terminally病情致命；病情無法醫治；病入膏肓；身患絕症◇a hospice for the terminally ill臨終病人安養院➤mentally, physically精神上／身體上患病◇the problems faced by mentally ill people精神病人面臨的問題PREPOSITION➤with患⋯病◇He fell ill with cholera in 1849.他於 1849 年罹患霍亂。➤from因為⋯生病◇They arrive at the hospital ill from malnutrition.他們由於營養不良而生病住進了醫院。

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