The world could be relieved from the overabundance of issues from the mentally ill if better treatments and environments were available to the mentally ill.
Angler Charlie Johnson (Elmhurst, Ill.) and boat partner Brad Schoenrock (Opdyke, Ill.) captured the team competition title, catching five fish totaling 11.
Table 2 shows the significant difference between male and female university students’ attitudes toward mentally ill individuals.
But being mildly to moderately ill, as in «shouldn’t be at work but not actually writhing on the floor in agony», THAT sort of ill has definitely lost its mojo.
She describes her target audience as librarians who juggle many responsibilities and who might be newly assigned to oversee ILL, as well as the ILL staff in smaller libraries.
Fews, chief of programs and support services, Illinois Department of Corrections, and vice president, Illinois Correctional Association, Springfield, Ill.
April 13-15 Introduction to Metalcasting Schaumburg, Ill.
«I’m really ill. My whole body is aching.» She’d left.
It follows a number of cases where terminally ill adults have travelled to the Swiss clinic Dignitas to end their lives.
Last year, MDOC estimated that 16 percent of its inmates had been diagnosed with mental health problems; Michigan Partners in Crisis believes the true number of mentally ill in state prisons and jails represents more than 50 percent of the total incarcerated population.
Demographic variables, the presence or absence of mental illness in respondents and in their family members, and responses pertaining to behaviors and attitudes toward mentally ill persons were examined.
Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation of NY*NJ*CT, which brightens the lives of seriously ill children through imaginative and resourceful programs and services that empower, educate and inspire, raised more than $350,000 at their 17th Annual Celebrity Sports Auction at Madison Square Garden.
Behavioral health advocates in four states have filed litigation arguing that mentally ill individuals should not be placed in nursing homes and would be better served in community-based facilities or by services provided at home—and stirred up a controversy.
River Shannon Recycling of Riverdale, Ill., a collector and recycler of universal waste, has been awarded two grants to expand its services to include the collection and processing of old electronics.
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adjective, worse, worst;ill·er, ill·est for 7.
of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
of inferior worth or ability; unskillful; inexpert: an ill example of scholarship.
Slang. great; amazing: His mom is the illest cook.
noun
an unfavorable opinion or statement: I can speak no ill of her.
harm or injury: His remarks did much ill.
trouble, distress, or misfortune: Many ills befell him.
evil: to know the difference between good and ill.
sickness or disease.
adverb
in an ill manner.
unsatisfactorily; poorly: It ill befits a man to betray old friends.
in a hostile or unfriendly manner.
with displeasure or offense.
faultily; improperly.
with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely: Buying a new car is an expense we can ill afford.
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Idioms about ill
ill at ease, socially uncomfortable; nervous: They were ill at ease because they didn’t speak the language.
Origin of ill
1150–1200; Middle English ill(e) (noun and adj.) <Old Norse illr (adj.) ill, bad
synonym study for ill
1. Ill, sick mean being in bad health, not being well. Ill is the more formal word. In the U.S. the two words are used practically interchangeably except that sick is always used when the word modifies the following noun: He looks sick ( ill ); a sick person. In England, sick is not interchangeable with ill, but usually has the connotation of nauseous: She got sick and threw up. sick, however, is used before nouns just as in the U.S.: a sick man.
grammar notes for ill
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ill
ill , sick (see synonym study at the current entry)
Words nearby ill
ilium, ilk, ilka, Ilkeston, Ilkley, ill, ill-advised, ill-affected, Illampu, ill-assorted, ill at ease
Other definitions for ill (2 of 4)
usage note for I’ll
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH I’ll
aisle, I’ll , isle
Other definitions for ill (3 of 4)
abbreviation
illustrated.
illustration.
illustrator.
most illustrious.
Origin of ill.
(def. 4) <Latin illustrissimus
Other definitions for ill (4 of 4)
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What are other ways to say ill?
The adjective ill is defined as “evil; wicked; bad.” However, it’s not used in exactly the same way as any of those synonyms! Learn the difference among these terms on Thesaurus.com.
Words related to ill
afflicted, ailing, diseased, infirm, poorly, woozy, abuse, affliction, ailment, disorder, evil, illness, infirmity, malady, malaise, misery, pain, sickness, suffering, syndrome
How to use ill in a sentence
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A study in the Netherlands found that most patients who have been ill for 10 days are already making their own antibodies against the virus.
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None have been proven yet, and much of the federal and private funding for clinical trials has gone for treating the severely ill.
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In places where most people wore masks, those who did get infected seemed dramatically less likely to get severely ill compared to places with less mask-wearing.
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The following day he felt ill and tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Volunteers who were either ill, recovered or healthy all coughed at about the same velocity.
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They had rarely seen their own fathers carry small children unless their mothers were ill.
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I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
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David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health.
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But Seligman never imagined how Mitchell might put the concept to work, in part because it was so ill-suited to that purpose.
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There is a procedure called “compassionate release” allowing terminally ill men to die at home.
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These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
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And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
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G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
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«It is ill-fated;» and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
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The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.
British Dictionary definitions for ill (1 of 3)
adjective worse or worst
(usually postpositive) not in good health; sick
characterized by or intending evil, harm, etc; hostileill deeds
causing or resulting in pain, harm, adversity, etcill effects
ascribing or imputing evil to something referred toill repute
promising an unfavourable outcome; unpropitiousan ill omen
harsh; lacking kindnessill will
not up to an acceptable standard; faultyill manners
ill at ease unable to relax; uncomfortable
noun
evil or harmto wish a person ill
a mild disease
adverb
badlythe title ill befits him
with difficulty; hardlyhe can ill afford the money
not rightlyshe ill deserves such good fortune
Word Origin for ill
C11 (in the sense: evil): from Old Norse illr bad
British Dictionary definitions for ill (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for ill (3 of 3)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ill
In addition to the idioms beginning with ill
- ill at ease
- ill wind that blows no one any good, it’s an
, also see under
- get sick
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ill at ease
чувствовать себя неловко, нервничать
I saw that Jimmy felt ill at ease and decided not to tell him about his failure.
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ill will
недоброжелательность, неприязнь
John and George are rivals, and there is much ill will between them.
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ill-disposed to (do something)
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They seem to be ill-disposed to cooperate with us.
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«I am sure Mr. Bobtail’s wealth is ill-gotten gains.»
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— Hello, boys and girls! My name is James.
— And my name is Martin.
— Nathaniel is also with us today.
— Welcome to our lesson!
— Today we would like to tell you one story.
— It’s connected to Martin’s neighbor
Michael who works at a travel agency.
— Yesterday James, Martin and I went to the
park.
— There we met Michael.
— He invited us to his house, and we
accepted his invitation.
— When we came to his house, we saw a
beautiful and lovely parrot.
— It was multicolored, its tail was really
long.
— In a few minutes we all started talking.
— Listen to our conversation and you’ll
guess the topic of the lesson.
— Michael, thank you for your invitation.
— We are so pleased!
— Yeah! And your parrot is so sweet. Can it
speak?
— Yes, of course. You can talk to him if you
want.
— Cool!
Martin, James and
Nathaniel came closer to the parrot.
— Hello there.
— Hello there!
— What’s your name?
— My name is Angel.
— How are you, Angel?
— I’m fine. How are you?
— Wow. I’m fine too, thank you! Michael,
it’s cool.
— Your parrot is awesome.
— Oh, Michael, where is your wife Kate?
— Kate… Kate is sick. Kate is sick. Kate is
sick.
— Oh, no, Angel. Kate is ill, but not sick.
— Kate is sick. Kate is sick. Kate is sick.
Kate is sick.
— Angel, stop it. She is ill.
— Oh, poor parrot! Angel doesn’t know about
the difference between these two words.
— Angel doesn’t know. Angel doesn’t know.
Angel doesn’t know.
— Don’t worry, Angel. We will tell you about
the difference between the words “ill” and “sick” in a few minutes.
As you can
understand, today in the lesson we will:
·
discuss what the
words “sick” and “ill” have in common;
And
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talk about the
difference between them.
— All right, Angel. Fly to me. Martin, James
and Nathaniel will tell you about the words “sick” and “ill” in detail.
— Okay.
— Great! Let’s start our lesson.
— First of all, Angel, we will tell you what
the words “sick” and “ill” have in common.
Initially, the
words “ill” and “sick” appear to be synonymous with one another,
giving the reader the same message. Someone is not in good health.
We use both words
“ill” and “sick” after a verb such as be, become, feel, look or seem.
For example:
Jillian was ill
for a time last year, but she is fine now.
Walter looks ill.
I wonder what’s wrong with him.
Or
Robin felt sick
and had to go to hospital at lunchtime.
— Angel, now you know what the words “ill”
and “sick” have in common.
— Let’s talk about the difference between
these two words.
— Great! Great! Great!
The words “ill”
and “sick” are similar in meaning but have clear differences in their
usage. It is important to get to know each word in its own right to begin to
understand the differences in their everyday use.
We can use the
word “sick” before a noun, but we don’t normally use the word “ill”
before a noun.
Let’s compare two
examples:
1. Peter has been looking after a sick child this
week, so he’s not at work.
And
2. Peter has been looking after an ill child this
week, so he’s not at work.
The right variant.
The wrong variant.
The word “sick” can be used when someone is physically
sick and vomits.
For example:
Benjamin has eaten bad food and he has just been sick.
Or
Mum, I feel sick!
I think that salad wasn’t fresh.
“Sick” is
the less formal. It usually describes short-term diseases or ailments, like the
flu. It’s commonly used to refer to a feeling of nausea. In this case we can
talk, for example, about a sick child that stays at home instead of going to
school or a person who feels sick after a roller coaster ride.
There are many
idioms and abstract uses of the word “sick”. This is probably due to the fact
that “sick” is the less formal of the two words.
You can read about
being sick and tired of something. There are sick jokes. You can also hear
about being sick to your stomach or sick with fear. Sick to death and worried
sick are also idioms showing how worried a person can be.
Let’s look at the
examples:
Mason is sick of
eating salad. He has eaten it every day this week.
Or
Felix, I’m sick and
tired of all the complaints about you.
There are also
some forms of motion sickness like airsick, carsick, seasick or travelsick. All
these expressions relate to types of malady. These types of sickness usually
cause the victim to vomit.
For example:
Veronica doesn’t
like going long distances in the car because she gets carsick.
Or
Conditions during
the transit were awful, so most of the marines became seasick.
If a person misses
his or her home, we can say that this person is homesick.
For example:
As Jennifer read
her mother’s letters, she began to feel more and more homesick.
Or
Megan was homesick
during her first semester at college.
We usually use the
word “ill” when we talk about feeling unwell in general. In the UK, we tend to
use “ill” when we refer to actual physical ailments.
For instance:
Don’t talk
nonsense! She is so far too ill to return to work!
Or
It
was a shock for me to see Hannah looking so ill.
“Ill”
is used to talk about diseases and ailments that require medical treatment or
hospitalization.
For instance:
Julia is ill in hospital with a chest infection.
Or
These patients are seriously ill and need relevant
medical treatment.
The word “ill” is more formal and is used to describe
long- and short-term diseases or ailments. If a person is not in good health
because of something serious like cancer or pneumonia, we can say that this
person is ill. On the other hand, a person who is affected with a minor fever
or cold can also be called ill.
The most popular
expressions with the word “ill” are “ill health” and “mentally ill”.
“Ill” is the preferred word in such cases, though “sick” can be used in its
place.
For instance:
My best friend
Cody retired at 55 because of his ill health.
Or
Mentally ill
patients will be under the care of a psychiatrist.
As we know, the
main translation of the word “ill” is “больной, нездоровый”. But it can also be translated as “плохой,
дурной,
пагубный”.
Let’s look at some
popular phrases with the word “ill” in the meaning “bad, harmful”.
1. Ill
news.
The translation is
“дурные вести, плохие новости”.
For instance:
Logan, pardon me
for bringing you this ill news.
2. Ill
luck.
The translation is
“неудача,
невезение”.
For instance:
Bobby, I think I
have ill luck!
3. Ill
results.
The translation is
“плохие результаты”.
For instance:
Ian, do you think
dad covered up those ill test results for me?
4. Ill
fortune.
The translation is
“несчастье, неудача”.
For instance:
Oh, Kelly, don’t
think about it! It was just ill fortune.
5. Ill
feelings.
The translation is
“обида,
враждебность”.
For instance:
Jacob, I have no
ill feelings! So, let’s forget about this accident.
6. Ill
effects.
The translation is
“пагубные последствия, вредное воздействие”.
For instance:
Ethan, that cat
can eat almost anything with no ill effects.
7. Ill
fame.
The translation is
“дурная слава, плохая репутация”.
For instance:
His bravery had
redeemed much of his earlier ill fame.
And
8. Ill
humor.
The translation is
“плохое настроение”.
For instance:
Don’t talk to
Grace! She’s in an ill humor.
— Well, Angel… That’s all you need to know
about the words “ill” and “sick”.
— Do you understand all the information?
— Yes. Angel is a smart parrot!
— Ha-ha. Of course, you are!
— Angel, can you tell us now where Kate is?
— Yes! Kate is sick. Kate is sick.
— What?
— Angel, we thought you understood the rule!
— It’s a joke. Kate is ill. Kate is ill.
— Ha-ha. Angel, you are so funny!
— Well, Michael, we have to go now.
— Yeah, we have some business to do.
— See you later.
— Bye.
— That’s all for today!
— We hope you liked the lesson.
— See you soon.
In this lesson, you are going to learn the difference between ‘sick’ and ‘ill’ and the idiom under the weather.
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Sick vs Ill
In the example I gave, I said the following:
“At the weekend, I didn’t sleep as much as usual. And this meant that I started to feel a little bit sick. So, I was fighting something off, but now, I’m feeling a little bit under the weather.”
To feel under the weather means to feel sick. In most cases, it’s used to say that you feel a little sick.
To fight something off means that your body is stopping you from getting sick. But… you usually feel low on energy and feel tired when this happens.
To be Sick and ill both mean to feel unwell. We can also use sick as a verb – this means to vomit.
What to Do Now:
Answer the following question: What’s something you can drink/take when you are starting to get sick?
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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not healthy; sick.
- adjective Not normal; unsound.
- adjective Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing.
- adjective Resulting from or suggestive of evil intentions.
- adjective Ascribing an objectionable quality.
- adjective Hostile or unfriendly.
- adjective Harmful; pernicious.
- adjective Not favorable; unpropitious.
- adjective Not measuring up to recognized standards of excellence, as of behavior or conduct.
- adjective Slang Excellent; outstanding.
- adverb In a bad, inadequate, or improper way. Often used in combination.
- adverb In an unfavorable way; unpropitiously.
- adverb Scarcely or with difficulty.
- noun Evil, wrongdoing, or harm.
- noun Something that causes suffering; trouble.
- noun Something that reflects in an unfavorable way on one.
- noun Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.
- idiom (ill at ease) Anxious or unsure; uneasy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Badly; imperfectly; unfavorably; unfortunately.
- Not easily; with hardship, pain, or difficulty: as, he is ill able to bear the loss.
- To do evil to; harm; injure.
- To slander; defame.
- noun Abbreviations of Illinois.
- noun Abbreviations of illustrated or of illustration.
- Inherently bad or evil; of pernicious quality or character; vicious; wicked; malevolent.
- Causing evil or harm; baneful; mischievous; pernicious; deleterious: as, it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
- Marked or attended by evil or suffering; disastrous; wretched; miserable: as, an ill fate; an ill ending.
- Of bad import, bearing, or aspect; threatening; forbidding; harsh; inimical: as, ill news travels fast; an ill countenance.
- In a bad or disordered state morally; unbalanced; cross; crabbed; unfriendly; unpropitious; hostile: as, ill nature; ill temper; ill feeling; ill will.
- In a disordered state physically; diseased; impaired: as, to be ill of a fever; to be taken ill; ill health.
- Not proper; not legitimate or polite; rude; unpolished: as, ill manners; ill breeding.
- Unskilful; inexpert: as, I am ill at reckoning.
- noun Evil; wrong; wickedness; depravity.
- noun Misfortune; calamity; adversity; disaster; disease; pain.
- noun Anything that is discreditable or injurious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain.
- noun Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense; wickedness; depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil.
- adverb In a ill manner; badly; weakly.
- adjective Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.
- adjective Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.
- adjective Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered.
- adjective Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant.
- adjective uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious.
- adjective enmity; resentment; bad blood.
- adjective lack of good breeding; rudeness.
- adjective ill or bad repute.
- adjective a disagreeable mood; bad temper.
- adjective bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.
- adjective anger; moroseness; crossness.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old Norse īllr, bad.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Middle English ille ‘evil, wicked’, from Old Norse illr (adj.), illa (adv.), ilt (noun) (whence Danish ild), from Proto-Germanic *elhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elḱ- (whence Latin ulcus ‘sore’, Ancient Greek hélkos ‘wound, ulcer’, Sanskrit árśas ‘hemorrhoids’).
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IV. i.35 (385,8) [that my heart means no ill] [W: tho ‘] _That my heart means no ill_, is the same with _to whom my heart means no ill_; the common phrase suppresses the particle, as _I mean him_ [not _to_ him] _no harm_.
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
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A few weeks ago she was taken ill, and in her ill*
Gleanings of the Vintage, Or Letters to the Spiritual Edification of the …
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What w ill thc}/anivver; if a defpcrate and a ftarving people, a licentious and an ill* paid foidicry tired with plundering and with deftroying each other fhould unite in requiring reaibn of them, as of the au — thors of all their evils?
A further examination of our present American measures and of the reasons and principles on which they are founded [microform]
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The referendums Note how the pro-KMT China Post puts the term ill-gotten in quotes are aimed at popular topics — support for entry into the UN is strong, and the stolen assets of the KMT are a major issue for Greens.
Referendums Redux
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But «usual» seems a term ill-applied to Russian-Western relations in recent years, as well as one unlikely to get much use in the months and years to come.
The Price of Doing
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A human embryo is not the same as a human being: what you call ill-defined terminology is clearly well-defined at the extremes we are talking about here.
Us and Stem — Only The Daily Show Can Help Us Now
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The Board was especially critical of what it termed ill-advised and intemperate threats of jail imprisonment allegedly made by one Albemarle County official
Board of Visitors minutes
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After dinner that evening Paul bewailed what he called his ill luck.
Behind the line A story of college life and football
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Much pride had the veteran when he showed the sleek cattle, the cackling poultry-yard, and the tall stacks of hay; only he growled bitterly over what he termed the ill-timed leniency of his young patron in releasing the slaves in the chain-gang.
A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C.
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I can account for his conduct only by attributing it to that which we call ill-conditioned: I had to expel him from the house.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death
Главная — Справочник — Разница между sick и ill
В это сложно поверить, но еще недавно, во времена, когда не существовало ни Нэтфликса, ни огромного рынка высокобюджетных сериалов, телевизионная продукция имела не самую безупречную репутацию. Кто будет обсуждать с друзьями мотивацию героев «Рабыни Изауры» или хвастаться, что проглотил (binge-watched) целый сезон «Санта-Барбары»?!
to binge-watch — смотреть запоем несколько серий подряд
И все-таки был один сериал, одинаково уважаемый зрителями разных возрастов, пола и профессий. Догадались какой?
See, there’s two kinds of doctors. There’s the kind that gets rid of their feelings. And the kind that keeps them. If you’re going to keep your feelings, you’re going to get sick from time to time, that’s just how it works.
Конечно, это «Скорая помощь» (ER) и совет, который опытный доктор Марк Грин дал своему юному коллеге Картеру, когда тот сомневался, справится ли с эмоционально-тяжелой работой. Грин сказал, что есть два вида врачей — те, что избавляются от своих чувств, и те, что держат их в себе. Вторые из-за этого периодически заболевают (to get sick from time to time).
Почему sick, а не ill? Разницу между двумя похожими по смыслу словами вы узнаете в этой статье.
Когда используется sick?
У слова sick — три основных значения. Мы используем sick, когда говорим о недомогании или кратковременной болезни, вроде гриппа. В британском английском feeling sick обозначает тошноту. Sick также употребляется для выражения негативных чувств, злости, недовольства.
Sick — больной
Sick — тошнотворный
Sick — утомленный
Из двух слов — sick и ill — sick является более неформальным. Его можно часто услышать в разговорной речи, например, в англоязычных сериалах и мультфильмах, причем в обоих своих значениях — и как болезнь, и как выражение эмоции.
Sick используется в связке с глаголом как сказуемое и с существительным как прилагательное.
Глагол + sick
- To be sick — быть больным
Grandma always gave us broth when we were sick. — Бабушка всегда давала нам бульон, когда мы болели.
- To feel sick — чувствовать себя больным (американский английский), испытывать тошноту (британский английский)
Sue always feels sick on the bus. — Сью всегда тошнит в автобусе.
- To become sick, to get sick — заболеть
When Don got sick, I had to replace him at work. — Когда Дон заболел, мне пришлось подменять его на работе.
- To seem sick — казаться больным
She didn’t seem sick at all when I saw her yesterday. — Она совсем не казалась больной, когда я увидел ее вчера.
Sick + предлог
Если вы говорите о болезни, используйте предлог with. А если об эмоциях — of.
Cindy is in bed all day because she is sick with the flu. — Синди весь день лежит в постели, потому что она больна гриппом.
I’m sick of your stupid jokes. — Меня раздражают твои глупые шутки.
Sick + существительное или существительное + sick?
Используйте sick как прилагательное, ставя его перед любым существительным.
Sick child — больной ребенок
Sick people — больные люди
В составных словах, обозначающих болезнь и ее причину, sick пишется слитно и ставится в конце. Основных терминов вида «существительное + sick» не много, в основном все они обозначают тошноту и укачивание. Их следует просто запомнить.
Seasick — страдающий морской болезнью
Airsick — страдающий воздушной болезнью
Carsick — страдающий от укачивания в машине
Travel-sick — страдающий дорожной болезнью
Homesick — скучающий по дому
Другие значения sick
Мы обсудили, что помимо обозначения болезни, sick также «отвечает» за тошноту. И в прямом (британский английский), и в переносном смысле. Если вы сыты по горло и вам все надоело, sick поможет описать эти чувства.
Sick — раздраженный, утомленный, взбешенный
It makes me sick to see people throwing garbage on the street. — Меня раздражает, когда я вижу, как люди выбрасывают мусор на улицу.
I’m sick and tired of your complaints. — Я устал от твоих жалоб.
В неформальном общении, особенно в британском английском, словом sick описывают что-то классное, веселое, крутое.
Sick — классный, отличный
James’s birthday party was sick. I enjoyed it so much! — Вечеринка по случаю дня рождения Джеймса была отличной. Мне так понравилось!
Фразы и идиомы с sick
Sick leave — больничный
To be off sick — быть на больничном
To call in sick — взять отгул по болезни
To pull a sickie — соврать и сказаться больным
As sick as a dog — очень болен
To be sick to death of something — быть смертельно уставшим от чего-то
Sick joke — грубая шутка (черный юмор)
Когда используется ill?
В отличие от слова sick, которое указывает на кратковременную болезнь или легкое недомогание, ill используется в более серьезных ситуациях, когда речь идет о долговременной, тяжелой или специфической болезни.
Ill в отличие от sick не обозначает ни тошноту, ни эмоции, поэтому случаев использования у этого слова гораздо меньше.
Также ill в отличие от sick никогда не используется с существительными. Ill используется в связке с глаголом и с наречием как сказуемое.
Глагол + ill
Глаголы, использующиеся с sick и с ill, полностью идентичны. Разница, как вы уже догадались, в контексте, то есть в типе болезни, который мы подразумеваем.
- To be ill — быть больным
Anton Chekhov was ill with tuberculosis. — Антон Чехов был болен туберкулезом.
- To feel ill — почувствовать себя плохо
The first time he felt ill was when he climbed to the fifth floor. — Первый раз он почувствовал себя плохо, когда поднимался на пятый этаж.
- To become ill, to get ill — заболеть
After eating contaminated food, people often become seriously ill. — После поедания зараженной еды люди часто тяжело заболевают.
- To seem ill — казаться больным
Cats may not seem ill in the early stages of the disease. — Кошки могут не казаться больными на ранних стадиях заболевания.
- To fall ill (единственный глагол с ill, который не используется с sick) — заболеть
Mary did not go to school for a whole month because she has fallen ill with scarlet fever. — Мэри не ходила в школу целый месяц, потому что заболела скарлатиной.
Наречие + ill
Чтобы обозначить тяжесть болезни, ill часто используют с наречиями.
Badly ill — сильно болен
Seriously ill — серьезно болен
Terribly ill — ужасно болен
Clinically ill — клинически болен
Gravely ill — тяжело болен
Incurably ill — неизлечимо болен
Terminally ill — смертельно болен
Другие значения ill
Неужели слову sick досталось несколько значений, а ill обозначает только болезнь? Ill, действительно, чаще всего рассказывает о состоянии здоровья. Хотя, конечно, есть и другие ситуации, где мы можем встретить это слово.
Как существительное ill обозначает зло, несчастье. А как наречие или прилагательное — нечто вредное, плохое, злое.
Ill (noun) — зло
Garbage dumps are the main ill in the city now. — Главное зло в городе сейчас — это свалки мусора.
Ill (adverb) — плохо, дурно
Her ill-mannered husband kept us all waiting. — Ее дурно-воспитанный муж заставил всех ждать.
Ill (adjective) — злой, плохой
Crime is a hallmark of ill society. — Преступность — отличительная черта неблагополучного общества.
Фразы и идиомы с ill
To be taken ill — заболеть
To be off ill — быть на больничном
To be ill at ease — нервничать, быть не в своей тарелке
Выводы
В этой статье мы разобрали разницу между двумя похожими по смыслу словами — sick и ill. Теперь вы знаете, в каких случаях употребляется sick, а в каких ill, а также какими дополнительными значениями они обладают.
Продолжайте знакомиться с темой здоровья в статье о разнице между aches и pains. А когда в пойдете к врачу, не забудьте английские названия частей тела, которые мы разбирали здесь.
Закрепим?
Вставьте sick и ill:
1. He wrote his will when he found out he was terminally ______.
2. Our company allows you to take ______ leave for 3 days without explanation.
3. Monica is always ______ before going on stage.
4. His aunt fell ______ with pneumonia and was treated in the hospital.
5. Have you been ______ with the flu this year?
6. These pills will help even when a person is seriously ______.
7. Jack had a cough but didn’t seem ______ at all.
8. I’m ______ and tired of cleaning the house every day.
9. How was Bob treated when he got ______ with tuberculosis?
10. This movie is full of ______ jokes.
1. He wrote his will when he found out he was terminally ill.
2. Our company allows you to take sick leave for 3 days without explanation.
3. Monica is always sick before going on stage.
4. His aunt fell ill with pneumonia and was treated in the hospital.
5. Have you been sick with the flu this year?
6. These pills will help even when a person is seriously ill.
7. Jack had a cough but didn’t seem sick at all.
8. I’m sick and tired of cleaning the house every day.
9. How was Bob treated when he got ill with tuberculosis?
10. This movie is full of sick jokes.
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Hi, everyone! Сегодня мы обсудим вместе с вами тему здоровье. Рассмотрим некоторые выражения, которые описывают симптомы, узнаем, как еще можно узнать у собеседника о состоянии здоровья кроме фразы “How do you feel?” и также изучим новые идиомы, которые разнообразят вашу речь и помогут вам звучать more natural. Готовы? Тогда поехали.
Любой язык полон различных устойчивых выражений и идиоматических конструкций (идиом), которые так или иначе связаны с тем, что нас окружает или беспокоит. И состояние здоровья не исключение.
Если вы попали на прием к врачу, вас обязательно попросят рассказать о своем самочувствии. Вы можете сказать, что просто подхватили простуду – I’ve caught a cold. или вам настолько плохо, что вы находитесь между жизнью и смертью или если дословно, то на пороге смерти. – Doctor, I’m at the death’s door! Давайте взглянем на другие фразы, которые помогут вам выразить появившиеся симптомы.
| Eng | Rus |
| abscess | абсцесс |
| quinsy | ангина |
| aneurism, aneurysm | аневризма |
| appendicitis | аппендицит |
| arrhythmia | аритмия |
| asthma | астма |
| infertility | бесплодие |
| insomnia | бессонница |
| myopia | близорукость |
| bronchitis | бронхит |
| antritis | гайморит |
| gastritis | гастрит |
| haematoma | гематома |
| hypertension | гипертония |
| rupture; hernia | грыжа |
| long sight | дальнозоркость |
| colourblindness; daltonism | дальтонизм |
| diabetes | диабет |
| diarrhea | диарея |
| disbacteriosis | дисбактериоз |
| diphtheria | дифтерия |
| jaundice, icterus | желтуха |
| itch | зуд |
| stroke, apoplexy | инсульт |
| myocardial [cardiac] infarction | инфаркт миокарда |
| squint, strabismus | косоглазие |
| nettle rash | крапивница |
| German measles | краснуха |
| laryngitis | ларингит |
| herpes | лишай |
| migraine | мигрень |
| abscess, boil | нарыв |
| cold; rhinitis | насморк |
| neurosis | невроз |
| syncope | обморок |
| obesity | ожирение |
| burn | ожог |
| swelling; tumour | опухоль |
| edema | отек |
| frostbite, congelation | обморожение |
| paralysis, palsy | паралич |
| fracture | перелом |
| exposure | переохлаждение |
| flat-footedness | плоскостопие |
| pneumonia | пневмония |
| pimple, spot; pustule | прыщи |
| radiculitis | радикулит |
| cancer | рак |
| rheumatism; rheumatics | ревматит |
| rhinitis | ринит |
| scarlet fever, scarlatina | скарлатина |
| sclerosis | склероз |
| blindness | слепота |
| brain concussion | сотрясение мозга |
| AIDS | СПИД |
| toxicosis | токсикоз |
| tonsillitis | тонзиллит |
С симптомами и болезнями разобрались, но как же сказать, что в вами все впорядке?
Нормальное самочувствие
I’m alive and kicking. – Я жив и здоров / полон жизни.
I’m as fit as a fiddle. – Я здоров, как бык.
I feel good. – Чувствую себя хорошо. (говорим больше о эмоциональном состоянии)
I’m a picture of good health. – Я в очень хорошей физической форме.
I’m hale and hearty. – Хорошо себя чувствую, чувствую себя здоровым и бодрым.
Полезные выражения
Эти выражения связаны с болью, но в переносном значении.
No pain, no gain – не попотеешь, не заработаешь
A: This exercise is so difficult! – Это упражнения такое тяжелое!
B: Yeah but it’ll help you lose weight. As they say, no pain, no gain! – Да, но это поможет тебе похудеть. Как говорится, нет боли, нет выгоды!
Pain in the neck – надоедливый, раздражающий, возмущающий (человек)
Peter is very annoying, he is a pain in the neck. – Питер очень раздражает, он невыносим.
Take pains / be at pains — прилагать усилия; брать на себя труд, стараться.
She is at pains to point out how much work she has done. — Она очень старается обратить внимание всех на то, сколько она сделала.
Другие идиомы
Feel on top of the world – прекрасно себя чувствовать
I felt on top of the world when I passed my driving test. – Я прекрасно себя чувствовал, когда сдал тест по вождению.
Bring (someone) around – приводить кого-то в чувства.
The paramedics were able to bring the girl around after the explosion in the cafe. – Парамедики смогли привести девушку в чувства после взрыва в кафе.
Come down with (something) – заболеть чем-либо или заразиться.
Kelly must be coming down with the flu. She is constantly sneezing and coughing. – Келли, должно быть, заболела гриппом. Она постоянно чихает и кашляет.
Go under the knife – пойти на хирургическую операцию, “лечь под нож”.
Henry went under the knife and survived the operation. – Генри лег под нож и пережил операцию.
Just what the doctor ordered – как раз то, что необходимо, “то, что доктор прописал”.
Having an extra day off work was just what the doctor ordered, and Steve was able to repair his bike. – Дополнительный выходной – это то, что доктор прописал, и Стив смог починить свой велосипед.
Be on the mend – выздоравливать, поправляться.
Jenny had the flu, but she is now on the mend. – Дженни заболела гриппом, но сейчас она поправляется.
Be out cold – быть без сознания, упасть в обморок.
The girl was out cold when they found her lying in the street. – Девушке была без сознания, когда они нашли ее лежащей на улице.
Take a turn for the worse – становиться хуже.
The patient seemed to be recovering, but all of a sudden he took a turn for the worse. – Пациент, казалось, поправлялся, но внезапно ему стало хуже.
A new lease of life – второе дыхание, начало новой жизни, восстановление сил.
Operation on heart has given him a new lease of life. – Операция на сердце дала ему вторую жизнь.
Be under the weather – плохо себя чувствовать, недомогать.
My Granny looked pale and frail, she was under the weather. – Моя бабушка выглядела бледной и хрупкой, она недомогала.
Раз мы познакомились с идиомами, давайте рассмотрим и пословицы с поговорками 
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Пословицы о здоровье
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Лук семь недугов лечит, а чеснок семь недугов изводит.
Good health is above wealth. Здоровье дороже денег.
Beauty is only skin deep. С лица воды не пить.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Кто рано ложится и рано встает, здоровье, богатство и ум наживет.
Health is not valued till sickness comes. Тот здоровья не знает, кто болен не бывает.
Better ten times ill than one time dead. Лучше сто раз болеть, чем один раз умереть.
Sleep is a healing balm for every ill. Сон — бальзам природы.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. Счастье это всего лишь хорошее здоровье и плохая память.
Diseases are the interests of pleasures. Болезни — это проценты за полученные удовольствия.
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it. Иногда медицина крадет здоровье, иногда дает его.
10 способов как спросить про здоровье
- How are you? – Как дела? Самая известная фраза, но англичане не используют ее каждый раз, поэтому полезно узнать некоторые другие.
- How are things? – Ну, как дела?
- How’s things? – Как дела?
- How’s it going? – Как делишки?
- How are you getting on? – Как поживаешь?
- How have you been? – Как твои дела?
- What have you been getting up to? – Чем занимался?
- I hope everything’s okay? – Я надеюсь, что все хорошо?
- Alright? – Все хорошо?
- How have you been keeping? – Как у тебя дела?
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Заключение
Надеемся, эта статья поможет вам в ситуации, когда вам потребуется доктор, но лучше, конечно, чтобы такое случалось как можно реже. Так что – break a leg – ни пуха ни пера.
Take care!
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