ails

英 [eɪlz]

美 [eɪlz]

v.  困扰; 干扰; 使麻烦; 使患病; 使不适
ail的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使苦恼;困扰;使麻烦
  If somethingailsa group or area of activity, it is a problem or source of trouble for that group or for people involved in that activity.
  1. A full-scale debate is under way on what ails the industry.
     关于工业为何陷入困境正在展开一场全面的讨论。
• VERB 使患病;使不适
  If somethingailssomeone, they are ill.
  1. 'What ails you?' he asked.
     “你哪里不舒服？”他问道。

双语例句

• And even in the teeth of today's economic woes, at least as many Americans seem to think that what ails them is too much government, not too little.
  即使在这次经济的灾难中，至少有和开国先贤一样多的人认为问题是在政府太大，而不是政府太小。
• What ails you, my dearest father?
  你怎么啦，我最亲爱的父亲！
• No, the world has not been healed of all that ails it.
  世界经济还没有从困扰它的各种疾病中恢复。
• What ails you, Cathy?'he was saying when I entered:` you look as dismal as a drowned whelp.
  “什么事让你难过呀，凯蒂？”我进来时他正在说。
• In the meantime, a sugar pill that can treat what ails ya is pretty sweet.
  但在此期间，一粒糖片儿就能治疗你的病，怎么样，很甜吧？
• I cannot decide what ails her; it's not a heat rash.
  我无法断定是什么使她不舒服；不会是痱子。
• Ask any cab driver in Beijing, and they can tell you without hesitation what ails their country: China just has too many people, they will say with a sigh.
  随便问一位北京出租车司机，困扰中国的问题是什么？他们都会毫不犹豫地叹口气答道：中国就是人太多了。
• Tom, what on earth ails that cat?
  汤姆，那猫到底得了什么病？
• This legislation will not fix everything that ails our health care system.
  这项立法无法解决困扰我们当前医疗系统的所有问题。
• You gave me something to eat, now tell me what ails you.
  您已给了我吃的，现在把您的心事告诉我。