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

• 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。
• Objective: To study the diagnostic value of X-ray for calcification in breast benign and malignant ailment.
  乳腺钙化在日常摄片中经常看到，无论是良性病变还是恶性病变均可在X线片上出现。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can check all the clinical studies for a variety of ailment and we tell you the best generic drugs that work.
  你可以看到对许多疾病的临床研究，我们也会告诉你最佳的、有效的药物选择。
• 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。
• Now I have come to understand the real meaning of "a small ailment is a blessing".
  现在我终于明白了“小病是福”的真正含义。
• Carl's sore arm is not a new development but the return of a chronic ailment.
  卡尔手臂的疼痛并非新伤，只是慢性病的复发。