"ail" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使生病
• 使困扰

Definition

指因疾病而不适，或指使某人或某物陷入痛苦、困难或麻烦。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Ail”偏正式或文学用语，日常口语较少使用。既能表示生病，也能泛指困扰、问题。“What ails you?”常指“你怎么了”。

Examples

Something seems to ail him today.

他今天似乎被什么事情**困扰**着。

What ails you?

你**怎么了**？

The patient has been ailing for weeks.

病人已经**生病**好几周了。

The company has been ailing since last year due to the recession.

这家公司自去年经济衰退以来一直在**困境中**。

He didn’t tell anyone what had begun to ail him.

他没有告诉任何人是什么开始**困扰**他。

Is there anything in particular that has been ailing the team lately?

最近有没有什么事情特别**困扰**这个团队？