Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #13760
unwell
/ˌʌnˈwel/
adjective
不舒服；身体不适
核心释义
not in good health; somewhat ill
- 1.
身体不适；健康状况不佳；有点生病。
Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill
- 2.
有点不舒服或易生病
somewhat ill or prone to illness
身体不适；健康状况不佳；有点生病。；有点不舒服或易生病；不舒服的；生病的；身体不好的
用法In use
She felt unwell and decided to stay home from work.
用法提示：“unwell”是形容词，在句中作表语，表示身体不适。
If you are feeling unwell, tell the teacher before the test.
用法提示：“unwell”是形容词，用在系动词后作表语，描述身体状态。
He looked unwell, so I asked if he needed to see a doctor.
用法提示：“unwell”作形容词，跟在系动词后表示“身体不适”。
is unwell and can't come to work
feel unwell
She felt unwell after eating seafood.
她吃海鲜后感觉不舒服。
be unwell
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feel unwell
- 感到不舒服
- I started to feel unwell during the meeting.开会时我开始感到不舒服。
- look unwell
- 气色不好
- You look unwell; you should rest.你气色不好，应该休息一下。
- become unwell
- 身体不适
- She became unwell after eating the seafood.她吃了海鲜后身体不适。
- seriously unwell
- 病得很重
- He was seriously unwell and had to be hospitalized.他病得很重，必须住院。
- mentally unwell
- 精神不适
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
un- 是“不”，well 是“好”，身体“不好”就是 unwell——想想生病时皱眉说“unwell”的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面通知、医疗或健康说明、礼貌地询问他人状况 unwell 是比较正式、礼貌的说法，通常用于书面通知、医疗说明或关心他人时；日常口语中更常说 not feeling well 或 sick。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ell 结尾，读 /ɛl/，与 unwell 的重读部分 /wɛl/ 押韵。注意：unwilling /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ 虽以 un- 开头，但发音与 unwell 不同，不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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