health
health — 名詞
1. the state of a person's physical body and mind, especially whether they are well
健康
身體或心理的整體狀況，尤其指是否生病
the state of a person's physical body and mind, especially whether they are well, ill, or injured
Tomás visits the doctor each year to check his health.
Tomás 每年都去看醫生檢查健康狀況。
Eating fruit and vegetables is good for your health.
吃水果和蔬菜對你的健康有益。
collocation: good for your health
The nurse said the baby's health was very good.
護士說這個嬰兒的健康狀況非常好。
Fresh air and clean water help keep you in good health.
新鮮的空氣和乾淨的水有助於你保持健康。
collocation: in good health
Nila's health got much better after she was sick.
Nila 生完病之後，她的健康狀況好轉了。
- good health
- poor health
- mental health
- physical health
- in good health
- illness
the state of being sick, the opposite of good health
常見錯誤
2. the system of medical services, treatments, and public programs that exist to ke
醫療
維護人們健康的醫療服務與體系
the system of medical services, treatments, and public programs that exist to keep people healthy and treat illness
The government spends a lot of money on health each year.
政府每年在醫療方面投入大量經費。
Beatrix works in the health field as a nurse in a big hospital.
Beatrix 在一間大型醫院擔任護士，從事醫療工作。
health field meaning the medical profession
Good health care must be for every person who needs it.
良好的醫療保健應該是每個有需要的人都能獲得的。
compound noun: health care
The new law will bring changes to the country's health system.
這項新法律將會改變這個國家的醫療體系。
- health care
- health service
- health system
- public health
- health worker
- healthcare
more specific term for the medical services themselves, commonly written as one word
- medicine
broader field that includes study, research, and practice of treating illness
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in compound nouns such as health care, health service, health system, or health worker. It refers to the industry or sector, not a person's condition.
常見錯誤
3. how well a business, economy, or other changing system is performing
狀況
組織或系統運作的好壞程度
how well a business, economy, or other changing system is performing
The health of the company depends on how many products it sells.
公司的健康狀況取決於它能賣出多少產品。
Farmers worry about the health of their crops after heavy rain.
農民擔心大雨過後作物的健康狀況。
collocation: health of [system / organisation]
The manager checks the health of the project each month.
經理每個月檢查專案的營運狀況。
Ife studied the health of the local economy before opening her shop.
Ife 在開店之前研究了當地經濟的健康狀況。
collocation: health of the economy
The health of the education system affects every child in the country.
教育體系的健康狀況影響著這個國家的每一個孩子。
- health of the economy
- financial health
- health of the company
- health of the system
用法筆記
Used with of + noun phrase. The subject is typically an abstract system or organisation — economy, company, project, environment, democracy. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is about a person; sense 3 is about a non-living system.
A statement that someone is healthy or that something is in good condition.
健康證明
After the checkup, the doctor gave Maya a clean bill of health.
The inspector gave the old bridge a clean bill of health last week.
To raise your glass and drink to show good wishes for someone's health.
為某人健康乾杯
At the party, we all drank to Grandma's health.
Did you drink to your friend's health at the celebration?
A phrase said before drinking alcohol to wish someone health and happiness.
祝你健康！
He raised his glass and said, "Your very good health!"
"Your good health!" she exclaimed before taking a sip.
in rude health
idiomLooking or feeling extremely healthy and strong.
非常健康
After months of training, Diego was in rude health.
The garden plants are in rude health this spring.
To ask people to raise their glasses and drink to someone's health or success.
提議為某人乾杯
The best man proposed a toast to the happy couple.
At the dinner, Sara proposed her colleague's health.
同根字
- healthy形容詞A1
- unhealthy形容詞A2
- healthily副詞B1
- healthcare名詞B1
- healthful形容詞C1