sickness
n[U]
1 illness; ill health 疾病; 患病; 不健康
Is there much sickness in the village now? 这村庄现在患病的多吗?
They were absent because of sickness. 他们因病缺席.
2 [U, C usu sing 作不可数名词或可数名词, 後者通常作单数]
particular type of illness or disease 病; 疾病
sleeping sickness 昏睡病
suffering from altitude sickness 患高空病
air-/sea-/travel-/car-sickness 晕机[晕船/晕(机、 船、 车等)/晕车]
a sickness common in the tropics 热带常见病.
3 [U] feeling that one is likely to vomit; vomiting 作呕; 呕吐
The sickness passed after I lay down for a while. 我躺下一会後就不恶心了.
The symptoms of this disease are fever and sickness. 这种病的症状是发烧与呕吐.
Tomorrow Mark will hear from his manager about the job.
明天,马克将听经理谈有关工作的事。
Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition.