ailment

英 [ˈeɪlmənt]

美 [ˈeɪlmənt]

n.  轻病; 小恙

复数：ailments　

TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.11277 / COCA.8723

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

• 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。
• 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。
• What about the rumours that he has a mystery ailment?
  对于他染上神秘疾病的传闻您如何解释？
• Official recognition of this mess became apparent in2003 during an outbreak of SARS, an often fatal respiratory ailment.
  2003年SARS（一种致命的呼吸道疾病）爆发，官方才明显意识到医疗体系的混乱。
• By far the most common medical ailment I see in my practice is OTITIS.
  迄今为止，最常见的医学病症我看到我的做法是中耳炎。
• 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。
• 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。
• They also examined ancient texts and literature from Egypt and Greece, and say that there's little sign that cancer was a common ailment.
  他们还参阅了埃及和希腊的古代文献和书籍，认为几乎没有迹象表明癌症在当时是一种常见病。
• The cold is a common ailment.
  感冒是普遍的疾病。
• A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or an ailment.
  疾病身体的失调或疾病；疾病或小毛病。