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词汇 ailing
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Definition of ailing in English:

ailing

adjective ˈeɪlɪŋˈeɪlɪŋ
  • In poor health.

    生病的

    I went to see my ailing mother

    我去看望生病的母亲。

    figurative the ailing economy

    〈喻〉病态的经济。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She also said that she couldn't live in Australia to be close to her old and ailing mother because she couldn't earn a living there.
    • His family said they had no idea why anyone would want to kidnap him and had expressed concern about his ailing health.
    • The Government suffered a backlash in the local and European elections because of the ailing health service.
    • Will the tax cuts for the highest income brackets ease the pain of the ailing poor?
    • Her experiences set her thinking about new ways to fix our ailing health service
    • His ailing physical health has focussed attention on the potential candidates and likely successor.
    • He has come to the hill station with his uncle and his ailing mother to recoup the failing health of the latter.
    • From the viewpoint of public policy this is desirable, if banks are to be encouraged to nurse ailing companies back to health.
    • He now aims at becoming a doctor to help the poor, and perhaps some day, his ailing mother too.
    • In the years to come she spent most of her time away from the observatory as she was looking after her ailing mother or was indisposed herself.
    • This costs us hundreds of millions of dollars annually in tax revenues which could be used for our ailing health care system.
    • Can he live with the further pressures on the ailing health and education services?
    • An historic city that has struggled to boost its ailing economy, it must polish its reputation as a tourist and convention centre.
    • The government hopes the devaluation will boost exports and increase investment in the ailing economy.
    • And the market is certainly not the tonic for our ailing health service.
    • Monday was a bit of a drama with our poor, ailing pooch, Fred.
    • However, governments around the globe have adopted policies to nurse their ailing economies back to health.
    • On to Egypt now, where a new integrated resort community could help shore up an ailing economy.
    • Maybe a son should be able to secure health benefits for his ailing mother.
    • Think of the money this would save the state and how it could be put to ward the ailing health service.
    Synonyms
    ill, unwell, not well, sick, sickly, poorly, weak, indisposed, in poor/bad health, infirm, debilitated, delicate, off colour
    languishing, valetudinarian
    dying, at death's door
    informal under the weather, below par, laid up
    vulgar slang crappy
    failing, in poor condition, weak, poor, inadequate, deficient, imperfect, substandard, flawed

Definition of ailing in US English:

ailing

adjectiveˈāliNGˈeɪlɪŋ
  • In poor health.

    生病的

    I went to see my ailing mother

    我去看望生病的母亲。

    figurative the ailing economy

    〈喻〉病态的经济。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Will the tax cuts for the highest income brackets ease the pain of the ailing poor?
    • From the viewpoint of public policy this is desirable, if banks are to be encouraged to nurse ailing companies back to health.
    • The Government suffered a backlash in the local and European elections because of the ailing health service.
    • His ailing physical health has focussed attention on the potential candidates and likely successor.
    • She also said that she couldn't live in Australia to be close to her old and ailing mother because she couldn't earn a living there.
    • The government hopes the devaluation will boost exports and increase investment in the ailing economy.
    • An historic city that has struggled to boost its ailing economy, it must polish its reputation as a tourist and convention centre.
    • In the years to come she spent most of her time away from the observatory as she was looking after her ailing mother or was indisposed herself.
    • On to Egypt now, where a new integrated resort community could help shore up an ailing economy.
    • He now aims at becoming a doctor to help the poor, and perhaps some day, his ailing mother too.
    • He has come to the hill station with his uncle and his ailing mother to recoup the failing health of the latter.
    • Think of the money this would save the state and how it could be put to ward the ailing health service.
    • This costs us hundreds of millions of dollars annually in tax revenues which could be used for our ailing health care system.
    • Can he live with the further pressures on the ailing health and education services?
    • Maybe a son should be able to secure health benefits for his ailing mother.
    • Monday was a bit of a drama with our poor, ailing pooch, Fred.
    • Her experiences set her thinking about new ways to fix our ailing health service
    • And the market is certainly not the tonic for our ailing health service.
    • His family said they had no idea why anyone would want to kidnap him and had expressed concern about his ailing health.
    • However, governments around the globe have adopted policies to nurse their ailing economies back to health.
    Synonyms
    ill, unwell, not well, sick, sickly, poorly, weak, indisposed, in bad health, in poor health, infirm, debilitated, delicate, off colour
    failing, in poor condition, weak, poor, inadequate, deficient, imperfect, substandard, flawed
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