| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_not-healthy-or-feeling-healthy |
| 释义 | not healthy or feeling healthyThese words refer to not being healthy, or not feeling healthy. A common word for this is ill. Ill is more common in UK English than in US English. Don't visit - I'm rather ill. She felt ill as soon as she got home. He looks quite ill. A common alternative to ill, and the word that is more common in US English, is the adjective sick. He was sick last week. She's home with a sick child. One opposite of ill and sick is healthy. Healthy refers to a state of not being ill. She had a healthy baby girl last night. Two other opposites of ill and sick are well and good. Well and good often refer to feeling healthy. He hasn't been well for a while. I was sick for a while, but now I'm feeling good. A more formal adjective meaning ill is unwell. I've felt a little unwell all week. In informal UK English, if you feel ill you can say that you are poorly. UKI'm afraid she's rather poorly and is not accepting visits. If someone is ill for a long time, or they are ill and they are not improving, you can say they are ailing or sickly. These words are more formal than ill or sick. He took care of his ailing mother. She was a sickly child. If you want to say that someone feels slightly ill, in informal situations you can also use the expressions under the weather and below or under par. I don't think I'll be coming to the party - I'm feeling a bit under the weather. I've been feeling under par since winter. |
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