sickness

Word family noun sick the sick sickness sicko sickenersickiesickishnesssicklinesssickbedsick building syndromesick leavesick notesicknursesicknursingsick-outsickroomadjective sick sickening sickly sickishsickliedverb sicken adverb sickeningly sickly sickishlysicklily

Related topics: Illness & disability

sick·ness /ˈsɪknəs/ noun

1 [uncountableU]ILL the state of being ill 患病 SYN illness

an insurance policy against long-term sickness and injury

保长期患病和受伤的保险单

working days lost due to sickness

因病损失的工作日

► see thesaurus at illness

2 [uncountableU]SICK/VOMIT the feeling that you are about to bring up food from your stomach, or the act of bringing food up 恶心；呕吐 SYN nausea

travel/motion/car/sea etc sickness (=sickness that some people get while travelling) 旅行眩晕/动晕症/晕车/晕船等

Liam had suffered violent sickness and diarrhoea.

利亚姆上吐下泻。

→ morning sickness, sleeping sickness

3 [countableC]ILLNESS/DISEASE a particular illness 〔某种〕疾病

war-related sicknesses

与战争有关的疾病

4 [countableC, uncountableU]PROBLEM the serious problems and weaknesses of a social, political, or economic system 〔社会、政治、经济制度的〕弊病，弊端

He said the idea of ‘success’ was part of the sickness of Western cultures.

他说，“成功”观念是西方文化弊端之一。

Examples from the Corpus

sickness• Make sure you have arranged mortgage Protection Cover and, if possible, insure yourself against sickness, redundancy or accident.• Last summer altitude sickness ruined one Sierra trip of mine and half-ruined another.• In the meantime the steady trickle of deaths from wounds and sickness continued.• And, you can usually arrange sickness or redundancy benefit to cover your monthly repayments, for a small premium each month.• It was possible to examine sickness absence within an organisation with a single sickness absence policy.• But it was not sickness, not unpleasant.• The fields there are a source of a lot of sickness, particularly with the pollution.• One estimate puts the cost in terms of sickness absence alone at over £700 million a year.• Many veterans claim the army has not compensated them for war-related sicknesses.• They said that the murders were a sign of a new, terrible sickness in our society.• Several crew members had to leave due to sickness and exhaustion.

travel/motion/car/sea etc sickness• They were useful for treating allergic disorders and also as sedatives and remedies for motion sickness.• Scopolamine is used for travel sickness.• Recovery from the effects of travel sickness is very rapid.• Travel Bands wrist bands to prevent travel sickness, £6.50.• In fact, some players report motion sickness.• We are investigating the possibility that motion sickness may be a factor in the unpleasantness of transportation.• They were able to read without the usual motion sickness they frequently get riding in a car.• By manipulating how the virtual scene moves with your body movements, we may be able to help people with motion sickness.

词汇	sickness
释义	sickness Word family noun sick the sick sickness sicko sickenersickiesickishnesssicklinesssickbedsick building syndromesick leavesick notesicknursesicknursingsick-outsickroomadjective sick sickening sickly sickishsickliedverb sicken adverb sickeningly sickly sickishlysicklily Related topics: Illness & disability sick·ness /ˈsɪknəs/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountableU]ILL the state of being ill 患病 SYN illness an insurance policy against long-term sickness and injury 保长期患病和受伤的保险单 working days lost due to sickness 因病损失的工作日 ► see thesaurus at illness 2 [uncountableU]SICK/VOMIT the feeling that you are about to bring up food from your stomach, or the act of bringing food up 恶心；呕吐 SYN nausea travel/motion/car/sea etc sickness (=sickness that some people get while travelling) 旅行眩晕/动晕症/晕车/晕船等 Liam had suffered violent sickness and diarrhoea. 利亚姆上吐下泻。 → morning sickness, sleeping sickness 3 [countableC]ILLNESS/DISEASE a particular illness 〔某种〕疾病 war-related sicknesses 与战争有关的疾病 4 [countableC, uncountableU]PROBLEM the serious problems and weaknesses of a social, political, or economic system 〔社会、政治、经济制度的〕弊病，弊端 He said the idea of ‘success’ was part of the sickness of Western cultures. 他说，“成功”观念是西方文化弊端之一。 Examples from the Corpus sickness• Make sure you have arranged mortgage Protection Cover and, if possible, insure yourself against sickness, redundancy or accident.• Last summer altitude sickness ruined one Sierra trip of mine and half-ruined another.• In the meantime the steady trickle of deaths from wounds and sickness continued.• And, you can usually arrange sickness or redundancy benefit to cover your monthly repayments, for a small premium each month.• It was possible to examine sickness absence within an organisation with a single sickness absence policy.• But it was not sickness, not unpleasant.• The fields there are a source of a lot of sickness, particularly with the pollution.• One estimate puts the cost in terms of sickness absence alone at over £700 million a year.• Many veterans claim the army has not compensated them for war-related sicknesses.• They said that the murders were a sign of a new, terrible sickness in our society.• Several crew members had to leave due to sickness and exhaustion. travel/motion/car/sea etc sickness• They were useful for treating allergic disorders and also as sedatives and remedies for motion sickness.• Scopolamine is used for travel sickness.• Recovery from the effects of travel sickness is very rapid.• Travel Bands wrist bands to prevent travel sickness, £6.50.• In fact, some players report motion sickness.• We are investigating the possibility that motion sickness may be a factor in the unpleasantness of transportation.• They were able to read without the usual motion sickness they frequently get riding in a car.• By manipulating how the virtual scene moves with your body movements, we may be able to help people with motion sickness.
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