sickness

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

sick·ness /ˈsɪknəs/ noun 1 [uncountable]ILL the state of being ill 患病 SYN illness an insurance policy against long-term sickness and injury 保长期患病和受伤的保险单 working days lost due to sickness 因病损失的工作日► see thesaurus at illness2 [uncountable]SICK/VOMIT the feeling that you are about to bring up food from your stomach, or the act of bringing food up 恶心；呕吐 SYN nauseatravel/motion/car/sea etc sickness (=sickness that some people get while travelling) 旅行眩晕/动晕症/晕车/晕船等 Liam had suffered violent sickness and diarrhoea. 利亚姆上吐下泻。 → morning sickness , sleeping sickness3 [countable]ILLNESS/DISEASE a particular illness 〔某种〕疾病 war-related sicknesses 与战争有关的疾病4 [countable, uncountable]PROBLEM the serious problems and weaknesses of a social, political, or economic system 〔社会、政治、经济制度的〕弊病，弊端 He said the idea of ‘success’ was part of the sickness of Western cultures. 他说，“成功”观念是西方文化弊端之一。

Examples from the Corpus

sickness• Make sure you have arranged mortgage Protection Cover and, if possible, insure yourself against sickness, redundancy or accident.• Last summer altitude sickness ruined one Sierra trip of mine and half-ruined another.• In the meantime the steady trickle of deaths from wounds and sickness continued.• And, you can usually arrange sickness or redundancy benefit to cover your monthly repayments, for a small premium each month.• It was possible to examine sickness absence within an organisation with a single sickness absence policy.• But it was not sickness, not unpleasant.• The fields there are a source of a lot of sickness, particularly with the pollution.• One estimate puts the cost in terms of sickness absence alone at over £700 million a year.• Many veterans claim the army has not compensated them for war-related sicknesses.• They said that the murders were a sign of a new, terrible sickness in our society.• Several crew members had to leave due to sickness and exhaustion.travel/motion/car/sea etc sickness• They were useful for treating allergic disorders and also as sedatives and remedies for motion sickness.• Scopolamine is used for travel sickness.• Recovery from the effects of travel sickness is very rapid.• Travel Bands wrist bands to prevent travel sickness, £6.50.• In fact, some players report motion sickness.• We are investigating the possibility that motion sickness may be a factor in the unpleasantness of transportation.• They were able to read without the usual motion sickness they frequently get riding in a car.• By manipulating how the virtual scene moves with your body movements, we may be able to help people with motion sickness.

sick·ness nounChineseSyllable

state being the Corpus of ill

sickness
sick‧ness /ˈsɪknəs, ˈsɪknɪs/

noun

Word Family: noun: sick, the sick, sickness, sicko; adjective: sick, sickening, sickly; adverb: sickeningly, sickly; verb: sicken

1. [uncountable] the state of being ill
SYN illness:

an insurance policy against long-term sickness and injury

working days lost due to sickness
2. [uncountable] the feeling that you are about to bring up food from your stomach, or the act of bringing food up
   SYN nausea
    travel/motion/car/sea etc sickness (=sickness that some people get while travelling)

Liam had suffered violent sickness and diarrhoea. ⇨ morning sickness, sleeping sickness
3. [countable] a particular illness:

war-related sicknesses
4. [uncountable and countable] the serious problems and weaknesses of a social, political, or economic system:

He said the idea of ‘success’ was part of the sickness of Western cultures.

THESAURUS

■ the general state of being ill
   ▪ illness the general state of being ill: Stress is emerging today as a major cause of illness.
   ▪ sickness the state of being ill, especially when it stops you working: absence from work due to sickness
   ▪ ill health formal the state of being ill, usually for a long period of time: Research shows that there is a link between air pollution and ill health.

sick·ness

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noun

[uncountable]

illness; bad health 疾病；不健康

◆She's been off work because of sickness. 她因病没有上班。

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◆insurance against sickness and unemployment疾病和失业保险

<titled tranID="25" status="1">illness</titled>sickness ◇ ill health ◇ trouble

These are all words for the state of being physically or mentally ill. 以上各词均指身体或精神上的不适、疾病。

illness the state of being physically or mentally ill 指身体或精神上的疾病
sickness illness; bad health 指疾病、不健康：◆I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment. 我建议你办个疾病和失业保险。

illness or sickness? 用 illness 还是 sickness？

Sickness is used especially in contexts concerning work and insurance. It is commonly found with words such as pay, leave, absence and insurance. Illness has a wider range of uses and is found in more general contexts. * sickness 尤用于与工作和保险有关的语境中，通常与 pay、leave、absence 和 insurance 等词连用。illness 的用法较广，用于较一般的语境中。

ill health (rather formal) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems 指健康状况不佳：◆She resigned because of ill health. 她因健康状况不佳而辞职。 NOTE Ill health often lasts a long period of time. * ill health 常持续较长时间。
trouble illness or pain 指疾病、疼痛：◆heart trouble 心脏病 NOTE When trouble is used with this meaning, it is necessary to say which part of the body is affected. * trouble 用于此义时须说明疾病或疼痛所在的身体部位。