ailment

英 [ˈeɪlmənt]

美 [ˈeɪlmənt]

n.  轻病; 小恙

复数：ailments　

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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

• No ailment was found, and he investigated again.
  并没有发现什么毛病，于是他又检查了一遍。
• 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？
• A stronger-looking Fidel Castro said his recovery from an intestinal ailment was "far from a lost battle".
  卡斯特罗看起来精神好了很多，他表示自己已经从肠胃疾病中康复，“这远远不是一场输掉的战斗”。
• 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。
• To answer, you have to understand the ailment.
  要回答这个问题，你必须先了解病情。
• 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。
• He got timely treatment for his ailment.
  他的病得到了及时治疗。
• 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。
• He at once got cured as if he had no ailment.
  他上一次获得治愈，因为如果他没有病。
• 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。