ailment

英 [ˈeɪlmənt]

美 [ˈeɪlmənt]

n.  轻病; 小恙

复数：ailments　

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牛津词典

noun

• 轻病；小恙
  an illness that is not very serious
  1. childhood/common/minor ailments
     儿童期 / 常见 / 轻微小病

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 疾病；病痛；（尤指）微恙
  Anailmentis an illness, especially one that is not very serious.
  1. The pharmacist can assist you with the treatment of common ailments.
     药剂师能帮你治疗一般的病痛。

英英释义

noun

• an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
  Synonym:complaintill

双语例句

• They are not prone to any particular ailment.
  他们不容易任何特别的病。
• Nevertheless, she called for extreme vigilance against an ailment she characterized as both very serious and very contagious.
  然而，她呼吁对这种她描述为非常严重、传染性极高的疾病保持高度警惕。
• It's not just an ailment. It's something far more serious.
  那还不是小病小恙，而是很严重的某种疾病。
• She's always ill, always has some little ailment bothering her.
  她总是生病，总是有一些小毛病扰她。
• Hypochondriac that I am, I constantly log on to the Internet to self-diagnose my latest ailment.
  虽然我有疑病症，经常上网，对最近的身体疾患进行自我诊断。
• The boy refuses to go to school on [ under] the pretext of illness [ an ailment, sickness].
  这孩子装病不去上学。
• The pharmacist can assist you with the treatment of common ailments.
  药剂师能帮你治疗一般的病痛。
• Name the ailment, and research suggests tea might protect against it.
  谈到疾病，研究表明茶也许能抵御疾病。
• Tobacco use and the burning of solid fuels for indoor heating and cooking are the primary risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD)– a lung ailment – in women.
  慢性阻塞性肺病：烟草使用以及用于室内取暖和做饭的固体燃料燃烧是使妇女罹患慢性阻塞性肺病（一种肺部疾病）的主要风险因素。
• To answer, you have to understand the ailment.
  要回答这个问题，你必须先了解病情。