sickness

英 [ˈsɪknəs]

美 [ˈsɪknəs]

n. 疾病; 不健康; …病; …症; 恶心; 呕吐

复数：sicknesses　

Collins.2 / BNC.4951 / COCA.7417

牛津词典

noun

疾病；不健康
illness; bad health
1. She's been off work because of sickness.
  她因病没有上班。
2. insurance against sickness and unemployment
  疾病和失业保险
…病；…症
a particular type of illness or disease
1. altitude/travel/radiation, etc. sickness
  高原病、旅行眩晕、辐射病等
恶心；呕吐
the feeling that you are likely to vomit (= bring food back up from the stomach to the mouth) ; the fact of vomiting
1. symptoms include sickness and diarrhoea
  症状包括呕吐和腹泻
2. The sickness passed off after a while.
  过了一会儿，就不觉得恶心了。
悲伤；失望；厌恶；反感
a feeling of great sadness, disappointment or disgust

N-UNCOUNT 患病;生病;不健康
Sicknessis the state of being ill or unhealthy.
1. In fifty-two years of working he had one week of sickness...
  在52 年的工作中他仅病过一周。
2. There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.
  看来北海的海豹又要爆发另一场疾病了。
See also:He felt a great rush of sickness...After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.morning sickness travel sickness
N-VAR 病症;疾病
Asicknessis a particular illness.
1. ...radiation sickness.
  辐射病

noun

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Synonym:illnessunwellnessmalady
the state that precedes vomiting
Synonym:nausea
defectiveness or unsoundness
1. drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure
2. a great sickness of his judgment

Their sickness and death contribute to the impoverishment of entire families.
他们的疾病和死亡造成了整个家庭的贫困。
I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength
我担心患病已让我元气大伤。
He felt a great rush of sickness
他忽然觉得非常想吐。
Sunshine, fresh air, and rest often accelerate a person's recovery from sickness.
阳光、新鲜空气以及休息往往可使病人尽快康复。
The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness.
对外公布的总统未到场原因是身体有恙。
They were disabled by age or sickness.
他们因年老或疾病而失去了工作的能力。
For the cumulative impact of sensory, cognitive or decisional overstimulation, creates sickness in our midst.
因为在感觉、知觉、和抉择上日积月累的超刺激的冲击，已经在我们中间酿成了疾病。
Dull ( dingy) yellow represents caution, decay, sickness, and jealousy.
暗黄色代表警告、衰落、疾病和嫉妒。
Sickness has fastened on him.
他病魔缠身。
Think carefully before you insure against accident, sickness and redundancy
在为意外事故、疾病与失业投保之前一定要考虑清楚。