1. have:表示“生病”,后常跟表示疾病的名词,是最通俗的说法,多用于口语。例如:
As I remember, my brother and sister both had severe asthmaticattacks in the childhood.
我记得,我弟弟和妹妹小时候都得过严重的哮喘病。
2. take/catch:均可表示“生病”,且含有“感染”之意。美国人多用take,英国人多用catch。例如:
Mary takes cold easily. 玛丽易患感冒。 Towards the end of the year, his son caught scarlet fever.
快到年底的时候他儿子得了腥红热。
3. contract:较正式的“生病”用语,常用于书面语。例如:
The patient may contract acute bacterial peritonitis, in which case a surgicalintervention should be considered.
该病人可能患有急性细菌性腹膜炎,在这种情况下就得考虑手术处理。
4. get:常作“生病”讲,后接表示疾病的名词。例如:
I think she's got epidemic meningitis.
我怀疑她得了流行性脑膜炎。
5. suffer from:常用来表示“患病”,后接疾病名词,多用于医生与病人的交谈之中。例如:
Is there anybody in your family who has suffered from the same eye disease as you?
你家中还有没有人得过跟你一样的眼病?
6. (be) ill with:如表示“患……病”的时候后面须跟with,多见于英式英语。例如:
The patient is ill with influenza.
病人患流行性感冒。