| 词汇 | health |
| 释义 | HEALTH feel like something to feel well enough to do something.I believe I'm getting well. I feel like getting out of bed.I don't feel like going to the party. I have a headache. feel up to something to feel well enough to do something. (Often in the negative.)I don't feel up to jogging today.Aunt Mary didn't feel up to making the visit.Do you feel up to going out today? out and about able to go out and travel around; well enough to go out. (Fixed order.)Beth has been ill, but now she's out and about.As soon as I feel better, I'll be able to get out and about. put weight on to gain weight; to grow fat.I have to go on a diet because I've been putting on a little weight lately.The doctor says I need to put on some weight. shake something off to avoid getting a disease, such as a cold; to fight something off. (Informal.)I thought I was catching a cold, but I guess I shook it off.I hope I can shake off this cold pretty soon. HEALTH - DISEASE break out [for one's face] to erupt in pimples.Bob's face has started breaking out badly.My face breaks out when I eat a lot of chocolate. break out (in something) to erupt with something such as a rash, a cold sweat, or pimples.After being in the woods, I broke out in a rash. I think it's poison ivy.I hate to break out like that.When I eat chocolate, I break out in pimples.I was so frightened I broke out in a cold sweat.The patient broke out in a cold sweat. HEALTH - FIT alive and kicking and alive and well well and healthy. (Informal. Fixed order.)JANE: HOW is Bill? MARY: Oh, he's alive and kicking.The last time I saw Tom, he was alive and well. fit and trim slim and in good physical shape. (Fixed order.)Jane tried to keep herself fit and trim at all times.For some people, keeping fit and trim requires time, effort, and self-discipline. in condition and in shape in good health; strong and healthy. (Used only with people.)Bob exercises frequently, so he's in condition.If I were in shape, I could run faster and farther.I'm not healthy. I have to try to get into shape. in the prime of life in the best and most productive and healthy period of life.The good health of one's youth can carry over into the prime of life.He was struck down by a heart attack in the prime of life. HEALTH - GOOD (as) fit as a fiddle healthy and physically fit.Mary is as fit as a fiddle.Tom used to befit as a fiddle. Look at him now! at one's best in the best of health; displaying the most civilized behavior. (Often in the negative.)I'm not at my best when I'm angry.He's at his best after a good nap. feel fit to feel well and healthy.If you want to feel fit, you must eat the proper food and get enough rest.I hope I still feel fit when I get old. feel like a million (dollars) to feel well and healthy, both physically and mentally.A quick swim in the morning makes me feel like a million dollars.What a beautiful day! It makes you feel like a million. hale and hearty well and healthy. (Fixed order.)Doesn't Ann look hale and hearty?I don't feel hale and hearty. I'm really tired. in fine feather in good health.Of course I'm in fine feather. I get lots of sleep.Good food and lots of sleep put me into fine feather. in the best of health very healthy.Bill is in the best of health. He eats well and exercises.I haven't been in the best of health. I think I have the flu. in the pink (of condition) in very good health; in very good condition, physically and emotionally. (Informal. In can be replaced with into.)The garden is lovely. All the flowers are in the pink of condition.Jane has to exercise hard to get into the pink of condition.I'd like to be in the pink, but I don't have the time. HEALTH - IMPROVEMENT all better now improved; cured. (Folksy or juvenile.)My leg was sore, but it's all better now.I fell off my tricycle and bumped my knee. Mommy kissed it, and it's all better now. on the mend getting well; healing.My cold was terrible, but I'm on the mend now.What you need is some hot chicken soup. Then you'll really be on the mend. pull through to get better; to recover from a serious illness or other problem.She's very ill, but I think she'll pull through.Oh, I hope she pulls through. HEALTH - INJURY get a black eye to get a bruise near the eye from being struck.I got a black eye from walking into a door.I have a black eye where John hit me. get a charley horse to develop a cramp in the arm or leg, usually from strain.Don't work too hard or you'll get a charley horse.Poor Tom is always getting a charley horse in his leg.Sally can't play. She has a charley horse. HEALTH - MENTAL put someone away to have someone put into a mental institution.My uncle became irrational, and they put him away.They put away my aunt the year before. HEALTH - POOR out of shape and out of condition not in the best physical condition.I get out of breath when I run because I'm out of shape.Keep exercising regularly, or you'll get out of condition. pale around the gills and blue around the gills; green around the gills looking sick. (Informal. The around can be replaced with about.)John is looking a little pale around the gills. What's wrong?Oh, I feel a little green about the gills. run a fever and run a temperature to have a body temperature higher than normal; to have a fever.I ran a fever when I had the flu.The baby is running a temperature and is grouchy. HEALTH - RECOVERY be oneself again to be healthy again; to be calm again; to be restored.After such a long illness, it's good to be myself again.I'm sorry that I lost my temper. I think I'm myself again now. get well to become healthy again.Ann had a cold for a week, and then she got well.Hurry up and get well! on one's feet well and healthy, especially after an illness.I hope to be hack on my feet next week.I can help out as soon as I'm back on my feet. out of the woods past a critical phase; out of the unknown. (Informal.)When the patient got out of the woods, everyone relaxed.I can give you a better prediction for your future health when you are out of the woods. up and about healthy and moving about—not sick in bed.Mary is getting better. She should be up and about in a few days.She can't wait until she's up and about. She's tired of being in bed. clean bill of health1. A doctor's report that a patient is in good physical health. Josie was relieved when she received a clean bill of health from her physician. 2. An assurance that an organization or process is operating properly according to specific standards. Despite accusations that the company was responsible for polluting the lake, it received a clean bill of health from the environmental agency after a thorough investigation. ill healthA state of sickness. It's always sad to lose a loved one, but my grandmother was in ill health for a long time, so at least her suffering is over now. bill of health1. An official report that a ship's crew is in good health. If the ship received a bill of health before departing, why are so many people onboard suddenly sick? 2. A statement affirming the condition of something. Thank goodness my car got a clean bill of health at its inspection—I can't afford any big expenses right now. be the picture of (something)The ideal example of something (which is listed after "of"). Yes, Jill was in the hospital a few months ago, but she's the picture of health now. We went running together just the other day. drink (someone or something's) healthTo drink in honor of someone or something; to toast someone or something. Let's drink our health! drink to (someone or something's) healthTo drink in honor of someone or something; to toast someone or something. Let's drink to our health! image of healthOne who is or looks especially healthy, robust, of full of vitality. My grandmother is nearly 70 and smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, but somehow she's still the image of health. It's amazing how having a bit of a tan can make someone an image of health. picture of healthOne who is or looks especially healthy, robust, of full of vitality. My grandmother is nearly 70 and smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, but somehow she's still the picture of health. It's amazing how having a bit of a tan can make someone a picture of health. nurse (someone or something) back to healthTo give close medical care and attention to someone or an animal in an attempt to return them or it to full health. The government nursed the foreign spy back to health so that he would be able to survive their torture techniques to extract information from him. The poor stray was nearly starved to death when we found her in the gutter, so we took her in and nursed her back to health until she was back to a healthy weight. in the best of healthVery healthy. Oh, Joanie's doing very well—she's really been in the best of health since her surgery. My dad's not in the best of health, so the doctors want to run a bunch of tests to find out what's going on. be in the best of healthTo be very healthy. Oh, Joanie's doing very well—she's really been in the best of health since her surgery. My dad's not in the best of health, so the doctors want to run a bunch of tests to find out what's going on. get (oneself) into the best of healthTo become very healthy. It's hard to get yourself into the best of health when you have persistent stomach issues, like Claire does. *in the best of healthvery healthy. (*Typically: be ~; get oneself ~.) Bill is in the best of health. He eats well and exercises. I haven't been in the best of health. I think I have the flu. nurse someone back to healthto care for a sick person until good health returns. Sally was glad to help nurse her mother back to health. She nursed her children back to health when they all had the flu. picture of (good) healthin a very healthy condition. The doctor says I am the picture of good health. Each of the children is the picture of health. clean bill of healthA report confirming the absence of fault or guilt in a person or thing, as in Jeff checked every component and gave the computer a clean bill of health, or He had a foolproof alibi so the police had to give him a clean bill of health. This term comes from a 17th-century practice of requiring ships to produce a medical document ( bill) attesting to the absence of infectious disease on board before landing. a clean bill of healthCOMMON 1. If someone is given or gets a clean bill of health, they are told that they are completely fit and healthy. He had a full medical late last year and was given a clean bill of health. Great Britain coach Mal Reilly, delighted to receive a clean bill of health for his 19-man squad, names his side today. 2. If something is given or gets a clean bill of health, it is examined and then judged to be in a satisfactory condition. Fourteen seaside resorts failed to meet the environmental and safety standards, while 43 were given a clean bill of health. At the end of that intensive study, the chemical industry got an environmental clean bill of health. Note: A bill of health was a certificate which was given to a ship's master to present at the next port the ship arrived at. It stated whether or not there was an infectious disease aboard the ship or in the port it was departing from. the picture of healthora picture of healthIf someone is the picture of health or a picture of health, they look very healthy. He lay propped on pillows, looking the picture of health, his skin tanned, his jaw firm. Today, Ryan Carroll is a picture of health. Note: Other words can be used instead of health to emphasize how someone looks. He was hardly a picture of elegance. Day after day she came and sat with us and looked a picture of misery. a clean bill of healtha declaration or confirmation that someone is healthy or something is in good condition.In the mid 18th century, a bill of health was an official certificate given to the master of a ship on leaving port; if clean , it certified that there was no infection either in the port or on board the vessel. a clean bill of ˈhealtha statement that somebody is well or something is in a satisfactory condition: The doctor’s given her a clean bill of health.A bill of health was an official document given to the captain of a ship when leaving a particular port that said that nobody on the ship carried any disease or infection.drink somebody’s ˈhealthwish somebody good health as you lift your glass, and then drink from itbe the ˌpicture of ˈhealth, ˈhappiness, etc.be completely or extremely healthy, etc: She’s the picture of happiness in this photo.He’s the picture of misery, isn’t he? Look at him standing there in the rain.clean bill of health, to have a/be given aTo have passed a rigorous inspection. The term comes from the nineteenth-century practice of issuing an actual bill of health, a document signed by the authorities and given to the ship’s master, stating that no infectious diseases existed in the port of embarkation. If there was some kind of epidemic, the ship received a foul bill of health. Before long the term was transferred to the assurance that an individual or group or organization was found, after investigation, to be morally sound. picture of health, theA model of well-being. This complimentary description has been around since the late eighteenth century. Jane Austen used it in Emma (1815): “One hears sometimes of a child being ‘the picture of health.’” |
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