查询结果:

vt. 使受病痛,使疼痛,使烦恼;折磨 
vi. 生病,感到不舒服;处境困难,境况不佳 
n. 病痛,苦恼,烦恼  

来源于古英语egle(令人讨厌的,令人烦恼的), eglian, eglan。

例:
Never in his life had Robin ailed before. 罗宾过去从未生过病。 
She’s been ailing for some time. 她身体不适已有一段时间了。 
The poor is ailing from inflation. 由于通货膨胀，穷人们处境艰难。 
Measles ails the little girl. 麻疹折磨着这个小女孩。