新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pain

英  [peɪn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • pains

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 疼痛

    Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example, when you have been hurt or when you are ill.

    双语例句

    例:

    back pain.

    背痛。

    例:

    To help ease the pain, heat can be applied to the area with a hot water bottle.

    可以用一个热水瓶在疼痛部位热敷来缓解疼痛。

    例:

    I felt a sharp pain in my lower back.

    我感到背的下部一阵剧痛。

    例:

    a bone disease that caused excruciating pain.

    一种造成极度痛苦的骨病。

    2[U 不可数名词] 痛苦

    Pain is the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens.

    近义词

    anguish

    双语例句

    例:

    grey eyes that seemed filled with pain.

    似乎充满了痛苦的灰色眼睛。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • be in pain

    1感到疼痛

    If you are in pain, you feel pain in a part of your body because you are injured or ill.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was writhing in pain, bathed in perspiration.

    她正痛得扭动着,大汗淋漓。

  • a pain , a pain in the neck

    1讨厌鬼 , 烦心事

    In informal English, if you call someone or something a pain or a pain in the neck, you mean that they are very annoying or irritating.

    双语例句

    例:

    Getting rid of unwanted applications from your PC can be a real pain.

    删除个人电脑上不需要的程序会是一件烦人的事。

  • take pains to do something , go to great pains to do something

    1下苦功

    If you take pains to do something or go to great pains to do something, you try hard to do it, because you think it is important to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He took great pains to see that he got it right.

    他下了很大的功夫以确保他弄对了。

    VERB. 动词
  • pains , pained

    1[T 及物动词] 使痛苦 , 使苦恼

    If a fact or idea pains you, it makes you feel upset and disappointed.

    双语例句

    例:

    This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother.

    特德残疾的公开使我母亲感到痛苦。