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ill-judged adj.
(formal) that
has not been carefully thought about; not appropriate in a particular situation
,ill-'mannered adj.
(formal) not
behaving well or politely in social situations #ihETCH
RUDE
Win WELL MANNERED
ill ness 0-w /'ilnas/ noun 1 [U] the state of
being physically or mentally ill ( flStft#±#l ) ftft, ft: mental illness ft #ft o I missed a lot of
school through illness last year. $
o 2 [C] a type or period of illness ( )
ft; M ^ ffl: minor/serious
illnesses A / Sft 0 childhood illnesses J L H $. (Hi # # ft 0 He died after a long
illness. ftkAftTlilcMto £> note at disease o vocabulary notes on pages R25, R26
SYNONYMS
illness
sickness * ill health * trouble
These are all words for the state of being
physically or mentally ft
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illness the state of being
physically or mentally ill
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sickness illness; bad health
ttftft,
I
recommend you get insurance
against sickness and unemployment. ffcilifcM^^ftftfll&ikft&o
ILLNESS OR SICKNESS? /fl
illness sickness ?
Sickness is used most often in contexts concerning work and
insurance. It is commonly found with words such as pay, leave, absence
and insurance. Illness has a wider range of uses and is found
in more general contexts. * sickness
A, ill#-^3 pay, leave, absence A insurance
ffh iltaess WJBfttfcr,
ill health (ratherformal) the state of being physically ill or having lots of
health problems fi: She resigned because of ill health. MS
uoua III health often lasts a long period of time. * ill health »
trouble illness or pain
Jgftft, heart trouble
A'lSft IJM14 When trouble is used with this meaning, it is necessary to say which
part of the body is affected. * trouble
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
chronic/long-term illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble
■
a bout of
illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble
a to suffer from illness/sickness/ill
health/heart, etc, trouble
illo cu-tion /.ila'kjuijn/ noun
[U, C] (linguistics i§W) an action performed by speaking or writing, for
example ordering, warning or promising W in ^ M fr A ( #
4“, IS, ) ►
illo-cu-tion-ary /.ila'kjuijanari;
NAmE -neri/ adj.
illogic-al /i'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. not sensible or
thought out in a logical way A ; afsft
(tfj: illogical
behaviour/arguments ^;
0 She has an illogical fear of insects. MU Ail pL&0
PTJ3 logical ► il logic al
ity /i,h)d3i-
'kaelati; NAmE -,la:d3-/ noun [U, C] il logic al ly /-kli/ adv.
, ill-'omened adj. (formal) (of an event or
activity fg zft) seeming likely
to be unlucky or unsuccessful because there are a lot of unlucky signs relating
to it i*l£WAiHJ; Apt^JiHj
, ill-pre1 pared adj. 1 ~ (for sth) not ready, especially
because you were not expecting sth to happen A?£ll
fa; ( ) &Ai'JlH}, The team was
ill-prepared for a disaster on
that scale. &##J'|#!j&^:|$A
II
badly planned or organized M#] A
JH 65; AT* ^
W: an
ill-prepared speech M & A Ml W
.ill-1 starred adj. (formal) not lucky and
likely to bring unhappiness or to end in failure )
Hi; if S A W: an ill-starred
marriage
mm
.ill- tempered adj. (formal) angry and rude or
irritated, especially when this seems unreasonable f$AH8l(HJ;
,ill- timed adj. done or happening
at the wrong time A an ill-timed visit A itftfHiAijj
FH3 WELL TIMED
.ill-’treat verb [VN] to treat sb in a
cruel or unkind way M W ►
.ill-’treatment noun [U] : the ill-treatment of
prisoners*f^EAWjS#
illu min ance /Tluiminans/ noun (physics $j) a measurement
of the amount of light that reaches an area of a surface ( it ) M
il lu min ate /Tluimineit/ (also less frequent iMu-mine) verb [VN] 1 to
shine light on sth M 0f]; M %; M Iff: Floodlights illuminated
the stadium. £E ft AT ^ 7 ffc W o The earth is illuminated by the sun. APBM^
$c 0 2 (formal) to
make sth clearer or easier to understand (ifl HI]; MM H7T1 clarify: This text illuminates the philosopher’s
early thinking.
III
to decorate a street, building, etc. with
bright lights for a special occasion
IV
(literary) to make a person’s
face, etc. seem bright and excited HT71 light up: Her smile illumin
ated her entire being.
illu min ated /Tluimineitid/ adj. [usually before
noun] 1 lit with bright lights M%W:
the illuminated city at night MRAWMiU
2 (of books,
etc. 4$^f) decorated with gold, silver and bright
colours in a way that was done in the past, by hand
illuminated manuscripts
illu min at ing /i'lu:mineitir)/ adj. helping to make
sth clear or easier to understand HX JqJfctlfeW: We didn’t find the
examples he used particularly illuminating. fUn
illu min ation /i.luimi'neijn/ noun 1 [U, C] light or
a place that light comes from ; ftW: The only illumination in the room
came from the fire. M Jg Pi ^ 2 illuminations
[pi.] (BrE) bright coloured lights used to decorate
a town or building for a special occasion ; £Ttfr: Christmas
illuminations 1®^Wf U 3 [C, usually pi.] a coloured decoration,
usually painted by hand, in an old book ( IB H # ± ) mW,
4 [U] (formal) understanding or explanation of sth Jpj tjn ; ^ ifi; PJ: spiritual
illumination
il lu mine /Tlurmin/ verb [VN] = illuminate
.ill-'used adj. (old-fashioned or formal)
badly treated
^
m-, wm
illu sion /Tlu:3n/ noun 1 [C, U] a false idea
or belief, especially about sb or about a situation H ^ £$$8 ^; /] : I have no illusions
about her feelings for me
(= I know the truth is that she does not love me).
M£If!c ^ ISSUf 'A £}k o 0 She’s under the
illusion
that (= believes wrongly
that) she’ll get the job. it&fT-M
M, ik A m f
'J SP ift x # o 0 He could no longer
distinguish between illusion and
reality. £}
1'^ ^ kMT o 2 [C] something that
seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be sth that it is not £} ^ ^:
Mirrors
in a room often give an
illusion of space. I b] 1 ^ ^ T # £r A — # $ 10] A
(Hi Ih M o 0 The idea of absolute
personal freedom is an illusion. » — picture o
OPTICAL
ILLUSION
illu-sion-ist /Tlu:30mst/ noun an entertainer who
performs tricks that seem strange or impossible to believe ^7 A 0; MAW