sick or not feeling well
He felt ill and stayed home from school.
他感覺不舒服,所以待在家裡沒去上學。
bad or causing harm
The medicine had no ill effects on her health.
這種藥物對她的健康沒有不良影響。
bringing bad luck
A black cat is seen as an ill sign by some people.
有些人認為黑貓是不祥之兆。
badly or cruelly
The ill patient was treated with care, not ill treatment.
這位生病的病人得到了細心的照料,而不是虐待。
poorly or not well
The ill person was ill served by the slow ambulance.
這位病人因為救護車來得慢而得不到妥善的服務。
hardly or with difficulty
As an ill person, she can ill afford to miss her medication.
作為一個病人,她很難承受錯過服藥。
sick people
Hospitals care for the ill who need help.
醫院照顧需要幫助的病人。
problems or sicknesses
Poverty is one of society's ills that makes people ill.
貧困是社會的弊病之一,它使人們生病。
harm or bad luck
Despite being ill, she wished no ill upon others.
儘管生病了,她也不希望別人遭殃。