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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ail /eɪl/ verb  1  what ails something formal the thing or things that are causing difficulties for something 困扰某事的事 This initiative is not the answer to what ails our educational system. 这一新方案并不能解决我们教育体制的弊病。2. [intransitive, transitive] old-fashioned to be ill, or to make someone feel ill or unhappy （使）得病；（使）难受，（使）痛苦→ See Verb table

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ail• Make a kind of grand tour on my own, take the waters and cure what ails me.Origin ail Old English eglan

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ail /eɪl/ verb1. what ails something formal the thing or things that are causing difficulties for something:
    This initiative is not the answer to what ails our educational system.
2. [intransitive and transitive] old-fashioned to be ill, or to make someone feel ill or unhappy

ailBrE /eɪl/ 🔊NAmE /eɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they ail BrE /eɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /eɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it ails BrE /eɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /eɪlz/ 🔊past simple ailed BrE /eɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /eɪld/ 🔊past participle ailed BrE /eɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /eɪld/ 🔊 -ing form ailing BrE /ˈeɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈeɪlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to cause problems for sb/sth 困扰；干扰；使麻烦◆They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。🔊🔊~ sb (old use) to make sb ill/sick 使患病；使不适◆What is ailing you? 你哪里不舒服？🔊🔊