ill [ il ]

• n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

  同义词： ailment complaint

• adj.
  • affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

    "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

    同义词： sick

  • resulting in suffering or adversity

    "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"

  • distressing

    "ill manners"; "of ill repute"

  • indicating hostility or enmity

    "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"

  • presaging ill fortune

    "ill omens"; "ill predictions"

    同义词： inauspicious ominous

• adv.
  • (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

    "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"

    同义词： badly poorly

  • unfavorably or with disapproval

    "tried not to speak ill of the dead"

    同义词： badly

  • with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly

    "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"

以上来源于: WordNet