消耗病，癆病肺部或喉嚨的任何一種病變，如哮喘或咳嗽 Any illness of the lungs or throat, such as asthma or a cough.
我希望查理不會認(rèn)為我關(guān)于挑選一個方便的時候去生病這番話是針對他的：我忘了他常因哮喘病不能工作。 I hope Charlie didn't think that remark of mine about picking a very convenient time to be ill was for his benefit: I quite forgot how often he has to be off work with asthma.
