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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 are not prone to any particular ailment.
  他们不容易任何特别的病。
• Gene therapy involves the use of DNA, rather than a protein or drug, to treat an ailment.
  基因疗法使用DNA治疗疾病，而不是使用蛋白质或药物。
• 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。