She suffers from a debilitating illness.她患有使人衰弱的疾病。
Synonyms illnessillness
sickness
ill health
trouble
These are all words for the state of being physically or mentally ill.
illnessthe state of being physically or mentally ill指身体或精神上的疾病
sicknessillness; bad health:
I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment.我建议你办个疾病和失业保险。
illness or sickness?用 illness 还是 sickness？Sickness is used especially 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.
ill health(rather formal) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems:指健康状况不佳：
She resigned because of ill health.她因健康状况不佳而辞职。
Ill health often lasts a long period of time.
troubleillness or pain:
heart trouble.心脏疾病
When trouble is used with this meaning, it is necessary to say which part of the body is affected.
Patterns
chronic illness/sickness/ill health
to suffer from illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble
Synonyms diseasedisease
illness
disorder
infection
condition
ailment
bug
These are all words for a medical problem.
diseasea medical problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection:
He suffers from a rare blood disease.他患有一种罕见的血液病。
illnessa medical problem, or a period of suffering from one:
She died after a long illness.她久病不愈而亡。
disease or illness?用 disease 还是 illness？Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health: heart/kidney/liver illness • mental disease.Disease is not used about a period of illness: She died after a long disease.
disorder(rather formal) an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly:指失调、紊乱、不适、疾病：
a rare disorder of the liver.一种罕见的肝病
A disorder is generally not infectious. Disorder is used most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric, personality, mental and eating. When it is used to talk about physical problems, it is most often used with blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious, severe or rare.
infectionan illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body:
a throat infection喉部感染
conditiona medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it:
a heart condition心脏病
ailment(rather formal) an illness that is not very serious:指轻病、小恙：
childhood ailments儿童期小病
bug(informal) an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild:指轻微的传染病、小病：
a nasty flu bug严重的流感
Patterns
to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/infection/condition/ailment/bug
to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/infection/bug
come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu得了感冒／流感
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状
have a heart attack/a stroke心脏病／中风发作
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction引起／产生过敏反应
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel使血管阻塞／破裂
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱
Being ill病了
feel(British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
be running(British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever发烧
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱
be laid up with/(British English)be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息
treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗
have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害
be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease增加对疾病的免疫力
Extra Examples
Diabetes is a common illness.糖尿病是一种常见病。
He became blind after contracting a rare illness.他感染上一种罕见的病症后就失明了。
She survived a life-threatening illness.她挺过了一场危及性命的大病。
Some illnesses occur more frequently following puberty.有些疾病在青春期以后发作更加频繁。
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether illnesses result from bacteria or viruses.有时候很难分辨疾病到底是细菌引起的还是病毒引起的。
As his illness progressed, Neil began to have difficulty speaking.随着病情的发展，尼尔开始出现言语困难。
They had failed to find the cause of his mystery illness.他们没能找出他这种神秘疾病的病因。
a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer可能有助于预防癌症等疾病的药物
Have you suffered from any serious illnesses in the past six months?在过去的六个月里你患过什么严重的疾病吗？