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ail

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ail
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he / she / it ails
🔊/eɪlz/
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past simple ailed
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past participle ailed
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-ing form ailing
🔊/ˈeɪlɪŋ/
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  1. ail something (formal) to cause problems for somebody/something困扰；干扰；使麻烦
    • They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry.他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。🔊🔊
  2. ail somebody (old use) to make somebody ill使患病；使不适
    • What is ailing you?你哪里不舒服？🔊🔊
    Topics Illnessc2
    3. Word OriginOld English eglian, eglan, from egle ‘troublesome’, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic agls ‘disgraceful’.