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ailing + noun
ailing 修饰名词，既可指人也可指物。
The ailing economy needs immediate reform.
不景气的经济需要立即改革。
生病的；身体不适的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
生病的；身体不适的
Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
The ailing economy needs immediate reform.
不景气的经济需要立即改革。
患病的；身体不适的；生病的。
Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
The ailing woman could barely get out of bed.
那位生病的妇女几乎无法起床。
He took time off work to care for his ailing father.
他请假照顾生病的父亲。
The ailing population in the region lacks access to clean water.
该地区生病的居民缺乏清洁饮用水。
ailing 修饰名词，既可指人也可指物。
The ailing economy needs immediate reform.
不景气的经济需要立即改革。
系表结构，表示处于生病或不适的状态。
The patient is ailing after the surgery.
手术后病人身体不适。
可与 with/from 连用，指明病因。
She has been ailing with a mysterious illness for months.
她数月来一直受一种神秘疾病困扰。
Not this
The company ailing due to poor management.
Use this
The company is ailing due to poor management.
形容词 'ailing' 不能直接作谓语，必须与系动词 'be' 连用。
Not this
He is a ailing patient.
Use this
He is an ailing patient.
由于 'ailing' 以元音音素 /eɪ/ 开头，不定冠词应使用 'an' 而不是 'a'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
欠佳的健康状况
He continued working despite his ailing health.
尽管健康状况欠佳，他仍然继续工作。
生病的母亲
She moved back home to care for her ailing mother.
她搬回家照顾生病的母亲。
生病的孩子
The charity provides support for ailing children and their families.
这家慈善机构为患病儿童及其家庭提供支持。
体弱的病人
The nurse checked on the ailing patient throughout the night.
护士整夜查看那位体弱病人的情况。
虚弱的身体
Despite his ailing body, his mind remained sharp.
尽管身体虚弱，他的头脑依然敏锐。
不景气的经济；陷入困境的经济
The government introduced new policies to revive the ailing economy.
政府推出新政策以振兴不景气的经济。
衰退的产业；不景气的行业
Many workers lost their jobs as the ailing industry continued to shrink.
随着这个不景气的行业持续萎缩，许多工人失业了。
陷入困境的公司；经营不善的公司
A new CEO was hired to turn around the ailing company.
公司聘请了一位新首席执行官来扭转这家陷入困境的公司的局面。
Use ailing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
ailing 发音像“哎哟”(āiyō)，生病难受的人常喊“哎哟”，所以 ailing 就是生病的、身体不适的。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、health updates 该词较正式，多用于书面语、新闻报道或正式的健康情况通报，通常形容人身体不适或长期患病。在日常口语中不常用，表示“生病”一般用 sick 或 unwell。
These words all rhyme with 'ailing', ending in /eɪlɪŋ/. Note that 'prevailing' has stress on the second syllable, but its rhyming part matches. Be careful with lookalikes such as 'aging' (/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/) and 'aiming' (/ˈeɪmɪŋ/), which look similar but sound different.
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