Word · Frequency #1955
ills
苦难；灾祸；不幸
ills is the plural of ill.
核心释义
常作复数 ills
trouble, distress, or misfortune
- 1.
麻烦；困扰；不幸；逆境
Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.
- 2.
身体持续不适或疾病；抱怨的原因
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- 3.
伤害或损害
Harm or injury.
- 4.
邪恶；道德上的错误
Evil; moral wrongfulness.
- 5.
身体疾病；病症
A physical ailment; an illness.
疾病；病痛；伤害；损害；邪恶；恶行；麻烦；困扰；不幸；逆境；身体持续不适或疾病；抱怨的原因
用法In use
The doctor said that rest is the best cure for these ills.
用法提示：运用复数形式'ills'表示多种疾病。
We must address the social ills that plague our community.
用法提示：使用复数形式'ills'指代社会问题或坏事。
He warned of the ills that come from greed.
用法提示：名词'ills'表示罪恶或灾难。
for good or ill
For good or ill, we have to accept the decision.
无论是好是坏，我们都必须接受这个决定。
the ills of [something]
此结构常用于指代社会、经济等方面的严重问题或弊病。
We must address the ills of poverty.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- social ills
- 社会弊病
- Poverty and crime are serious social ills.贫困和犯罪是严重的社会弊病。
- economic ills
- 经济困境
- The new policy aims to fix the country's economic ills.新政策旨在解决国家的经济困境。
- bodily ills
- 身体疾病
- Traditional Chinese medicine can ease many bodily ills.中医能缓解许多身体疾病。
- a host of ills
- 诸多弊病
- Modern life brings a host of ills.现代生活带来了诸多弊病。
- mean no ill
- 并无恶意
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 ill 联想成病中发出的叹息“哎哟”，名词 ills 就是种种病痛、灾祸与不幸。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news/opinion articles、literary prose 作名词时通常较正式，多用于书面语或文学/评论语境，常指困难、灾祸、弊端（如 the ills of society），也可指疾病/病痛；日常口语中更常说 illness、trouble 或 problem。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作可数名词，常用复数形式，表示疾病或灾祸。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 ill 同韵，读 /ɪl/。注意：以 -ile 结尾的形近词如 mile /maɪl/、smile /smaɪl/、while /waɪl/ 发音为 /aɪl/，与 ill 不押韵，不要混淆。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.