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sickness in [noun/place]
Sickness in the community is spreading rapidly.
社区中的疾病正在迅速蔓延。
疾病；患病
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疾病；患病
Illness; the state or condition of being sick or diseased.
Sickness in the community is spreading rapidly.
社区中的疾病正在迅速蔓延。
The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.
影响部分或全部生物体的正常生理功能的损害
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.
缺陷或不健全
defectiveness or unsoundness
His sickness kept him in bed for a week.
他生病卧床一周。
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The doctor diagnosed her sickness as a common cold.
医生诊断她的病是普通感冒。
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She suffers from motion sickness on long flights.
她在长途飞行中会晕机。
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drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure
毒品已成为他们无法治愈的疾病。
WordNet
Sickness in the community is spreading rapidly.
社区中的疾病正在迅速蔓延。
用于比喻。
The sickness of corruption is hard to cure.
腐败这种疾病难以治愈。
He suffered from sickness during the voyage.
他在航行期间患了病。
Not this
I have sickness.
Use this
I am sick.
sickness是名词，指疾病状态；表示生病通常用形容词sick作表语。
Not this
He has many sicknesses.
Use this
He has many illnesses.
sickness通常作为不可数名词表示抽象概念；表示多种具体疾病时，用可数名词illness更自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
晕动病
She took medication to prevent motion sickness during the boat trip.
她服用了药物以防止在乘船旅行中晕动病。
孕吐
Many pregnant women experience morning sickness in the first trimester.
许多孕妇在孕早期会经历孕吐。
高原反应
Hikers should acclimatize slowly to avoid altitude sickness.
徒步旅行者应缓慢适应以避免高原反应。
病假缺勤
The company monitors sickness absence to improve employee well-being.
公司监控病假缺勤以改善员工福祉。
致病
Poor sanitation can cause sickness in densely populated areas.
卫生条件差可能导致人口密集地区的疾病。
疾病补助
He applied for sickness benefit after being hospitalized for a week.
他在住院一周后申请了疾病补助。
我有一种病，一种无法治愈的病。
In the song 'Sickness' by Disturbed, the lyrics express a deep internal struggle.
在Disturbed的歌曲《Sickness》中，歌词表达了内心的挣扎。
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Sickness = sick（病） + ness（名词后缀），联想生病状态。
多用于日常或非正式场合，指身体不适或疾病状态；在医学术语中较少使用，更常见 illness 或 disease。
Words ending in -ness: thickness rhymes exactly; fitness, witness, illness share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ but differ in the following consonant; happiness and darkness have different stressed vowels.
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