sickness 英 [ˈsɪknəs]   美 [ˈsɪknɪs]

sickness

sickness  英 [ˈsɪknəs] 美 [ˈsɪknɪs]

n. 疾病;恶心,呕吐 

名词复数:sicknesses 

She's been off work because of sickness. 她因病没有上班。
altitude sickness, travel sickness, radiation sickness 高原病、旅行眩晕、辐射病等

  • The condition of being unwell or having an illness is sickness. Your sickness during the month of November might mean you miss a lot of school.
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  • n. 疾病;恶心,呕吐
  • 1. She's been off work because of sickness.

    她因病没有上班。

  • 2. altitude sickness, travel sickness, radiation sickness

    高原病、旅行眩晕、辐射病等

  • 3. The sickness passed off after a while.

    过了一会儿,就不觉得恶心了。

  • sickness (n.) Old English seocnes "sickness, disease; a disease;" see sick (adj.) and -ness. Formerly synonymous with illness; in late 19c. it began to be restricted to nausea, leaving illness as "a rather more elegant and less definite term" [Century Dictionary].
sick·ness / ˈsɪknəs ; NAmE ˈsɪknəs / noun 1 [uncountable ] illness; bad health 疾病;不健康 She's been off work because of sickness. 她因病没有上班。 insurance against sickness and unemployment 疾病和失业保险 synonyms at illness 2 [uncountable ,  countable ,  usually singular ] a particular type of illness or disease …病;…症 altitude/travel/radiation, etc. sickness 高原病、旅行眩晕、辐射病等 see also sleeping sickness 3 [uncountable ] ( especially BrE) the feeling that you are likely to vomit (= bring food back up from the stomach to the mouth);the fact of vomiting 恶心;呕吐 SYN nausea symptoms include sickness and diarrhoea 症状包括呕吐和腹泻 The sickness passed off after a while. 过了一会儿,就不觉得恶心了。 see also morning sickness 4 [singular ] a feeling of great sadness, disappointment or disgust 悲伤;失望;厌恶;反感 sickness sicknesses sick·ness / ˈsɪknəs ; NAmE ˈsɪknəs /
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