1·The boy's father is very ill.
这个男孩的父亲病得很重。
2·I was very ill, and was very afraid.
我病得很厉害，很害怕。
3·"Please, sir," Peter explained, "a lady lies very ill."
“请，先生，”彼得解释说，“一位女士病得很重。”
4·I had to come alone, for Clara has been very ill and could not travel.
我不得不一个人来，因为克拉拉病得很重，不能旅行。
5·This king once fell very ill--so ill that nobody thought he could live.
这位国王曾经病得很厉害——病得没有人认为他能活下去。
6·They told him that their father was very ill, and that they were afraid nothing could save him.
他们告诉他，他们的父亲病得很重，他们担心什么也救不了他。
7·Nine thousand years ago, the maize cob was very hard, and eating it raw would have made you very ill.
九千年前，玉米芯是很硬的，生吃的话你会病得很惨。
8·So weak does the body's immune system become that the person often becomes very ill from usually mild sicknesses.
身体的免疫系统变得如此脆弱，以至于人们经常因为轻微的疾病而变得非常虚弱。
9·He looked very ill—his life force seemed to have drained away.
他看上去病得很厉害—他的生命力似乎枯竭了。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·His immune system completely broke down and he became very ill.
他的免疫系统彻底崩溃了，他已病入膏肓。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》