ill and not improving 有病的；体弱的 (of a business, government, etc. 企业、政府等 having problems and getting weaker 处境困难的；每况愈下的 measures to help the ailing economy 改善经济不景气的措施 A new art gallery will give a boost to this ailing industrial city. 一家新的美术馆将为这座陷入困境的工业城市增光添彩。