C U 病，疾病 disease; unhealthy state of the body or mind

　bear ～　忍受病痛
　bring on ～　得病，染病
　combat ～　与疾病作斗争
　contract ～　染病
　cope with ～　与病魔作斗争
　cure ～　治愈疾病
　diagnose ～　诊断疾病
　drive away ～　战胜疾病
　exaggerate ～　夸大病情
　feign ～　装病
　get over ～　战胜疾病
　guard against ～　预防疾病
　perish from ～　因病死去
　pretend ～　装病
　recover from ～　康复
　sham ～　装病
　suffer from ～　患病
　survive ～　幸免死于某种疾病，患病未死
　throw off one's ～　摆脱病魔，从病中复原
　tide over one's ～　渡过病期的难关
　transmit ～ to sb　把疾病传染给某人
　triumph over ～　战胜疾病
　bodily ～　身体有病
　brief ～　轻病，小病
　chronic ～　慢性病
　dangerous ～　危险的病
　deadly ～　绝症，致命的疾病
　depressing ～　忧郁症
　desperate ～　重病
　disabling ～　使人致残的病
　exhausting ～　消耗体力的病
　fatal ～　致命的疾病，绝症
　grave ～　重病
　hopeless ～　没有治愈希望的病，不治之症
　incurable ～　不治之症
　infectious ～　传染病
　lingering ～　久病，久治不愈的病
　long ～　长期患病
　major ～　重病
　mental ～　心理病，精神病
　prolonged ～　久治不愈的病，慢性病
　protracted ～　痼疾
　serious ～　重病
　short ～　短时间的病，微恙
　slight ～　轻病，小病
　sudden ～　急病，突发性的病
　terminal ～　晚期疾病
　untreatable ～　不可治疗的疾病
　wearisome ～　令人讨厌的病
　after ～　病后
　due to ～　因病
　in one's ～　在病中
　under the cloak of ～　借口生病

　His illness accounts for his absence.　他因为生病而缺席。
　His illness added to the family's troubles.　他的病增加了家庭的困难。
　The woman's illness puzzled the doctor; he couldn't find the cause.　那女人的病难住了医生，他找不出病因。
　I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into account when judging my examination.　我希望老师在考察我的时候能考虑我近来的病情。
　He is gaining in weight after his recovery from illness.　他病愈以后体重增加了。
　He was internally disturbed to hear of her illness.　听说她病了，他内心很不安。
　Her savings have been eaten up by illness.　因为生病，她的积蓄全被用光了。
　Her heart was slightly damaged as a result of her long illness.　久病使她的心脏受到一些损害。
　She does fuss the children about to making sure they're well wrapped up, and worrying about minor illness.　她一定要孩子们穿得暖暖的，他们有点小毛病她便提心吊胆，她对他们实在关心得太过分了。
　The doctor brought Mother through a serious illness.　那个医生治好了母亲的重病。
　I'm afraid he's booked for a long illness.　恐怕他难免要生一场大病了。
　Dick believed in fresh air as a cure of illness.　狄克认为新鲜空气可以治病。
　My grandmother died hard, suffering through a long illness.　我的祖母是久病后死的，死得很痛苦。
　He seems to be developing an illness.　他似乎要生病了。
　When he was a child, he had several illnesses.　他小时候得过几次病。
　The old man's health broken down after a serious illness.　那位老人生一场大病后，健康衰退了。

 ♣ diplomatic illness
　假装生病　feigned illness as an excuse not to do sth
　The boss is coming round on an inspection tomorrow. I think I'll have a diplomatic illness and report sick.　老板明天要来视察，我想假称有病回避一下。

 ♣ illness, disease, sickness
　参见disease条。

　［同义词］ disease, sickness
　［反义词］ health