ill
gb/ˈɪl/ us/ˈɪl/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
A2
state
1
Physically sick or unwell
Not feeling well because of sickness.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] feels ill
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ill' with 'injured'. 'Ill' refers to sickness, not physical harm from an accident.
คำพ้องความหมาย
sick ('Sick' is more common in American English, while 'ill' is slightly more formal in British English.)
คำตรงข้าม
healthy ('Healthy' describes being in good physical condition, the opposite of being ill.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
feel ill
|become ill
|fall ill
|seriously ill
|critically ill
หัวข้อ
health
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She has been feeling ill since yesterday.
- He became ill after eating the seafood.
- The children were ill with the flu.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I feel ill today.
- He is very ill and cannot go to work.
- My sister became ill after the trip.
adjective
B2
property
2
Harmful or damaging
Causing bad results or problems.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] has ill effects
คำพ้องความหมาย
harmful ('Harmful' is more common in everyday use; 'ill' is often used in set phrases.)
คำตรงข้าม
beneficial ('Beneficial' means producing good results, the opposite of harmful.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
ill effects
|ill consequences
|ill influence
หัวข้อ
society
|problems
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The policy had ill effects on the economy.
- Smoking has many ill consequences for your health.
- He fell under the ill influence of a bad crowd.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Too much sugar has ill effects on health.
- Bad friends can have an ill influence.
- The storm had ill results for the farmers.
adverb
B2
property
3
Badly or poorly
Doing something in a bad way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] [does something] ill
คำพ้องความหมาย
badly ('Badly' is more common; 'ill' is formal or used in fixed phrases.)
คำตรงข้าม
well ('Well' means in a good way, the opposite of badly.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
ill prepared
|ill treated
|ill suited
หัวข้อ
communication
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He was ill prepared for the exam.
- The workers were ill treated by their employer.
- She was ill suited to the role.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He was ill prepared for the trip.
- The man was ill treated by others.
- She is ill suited for this job.
คำนาม
B2
event
4
Harm or trouble
(Formal) Harm or problems that happen to someone.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] suffers an ill
คำพ้องความหมาย
harm ('Harm' is more common; 'ill' is formal and often plural in this sense.)
คำตรงข้าม
benefit ('Benefit' means something good or helpful, the opposite of harm.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
social ills
|cure an ill
|combat ills
หัวข้อ
society
|problems
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- "Poverty is one of the great social ills of our time."
- "They are working to cure the ills caused by corruption."
- "Education can address many of society's ills."
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- "Poverty is a big social ill."
- "The new law will help fight many ills."
- "We must try to cure these ills."
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
ill
IPA
GB/ˈɪl/
US/ˈɪl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
ill (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (ill)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: ill
- Comparative: iller, worse
- Superlative: illest, worst
Noun
- Base: ill
- Plural: ill, ills
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
fall ill
1/fˈɔl ˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Become sick or unwell
To start to be sick.
ตัวอย่าง
- "Several passengers fell ill after the meal."
- "He fell ill on his way home."
ill at ease
1/ˈɪl ˈæt ˈiz/
fixed phrase
Feeling uncomfortable or awkward
Feeling not relaxed and uncomfortable in a place or situation.
ตัวอย่าง
- "He seemed ill at ease during the interview."
- "She was ill at ease with strangers."
ill will
1/ˈɪl wˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Hostile or unfriendly feelings
A feeling of not liking someone and wanting bad things for them.
ตัวอย่าง
- "There was much ill will between the two families."
- "He bore her no ill will despite their argument."
speak ill of [someone]
1/spˈik ˈɪl əv sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Say bad things about someone
To talk about someone in an unkind way when they are not there.
ตัวอย่าง
- "You should not speak ill of the dead."
- "She spoke ill of her former boss."