pain
- n.(身体上的)疼痛;痛苦;烦恼;苦恼;讨厌的人(或事);令人头痛的人(或事)
- vt.使痛苦;使苦恼
复数： pains 过去式： pained 现在分词： paining 过去分词： pained 第三人称单数： pains
painnoun
（身体上的）疼痛
the feelings that you have in your body when you have been hurt or when you are ill/sick
a cry of pain
痛苦的喊叫
She was clearly in a lot of pain .
她显然疼痛万分。
He felt a sharp pain in his knee.
他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
patients suffering from acute back pain
患剧烈背痛的病人
stomach/chest pains
胃 / 胸痛
You get more aches and pains as you get older.
年纪越大，疼痛就越多。
The booklet contains information on pain relief during labour.
这本小册子介绍了减轻分娩疼痛的知识。
This cream should help to relieve the pain .
这种药膏应有助于止痛。
痛苦；苦恼；烦恼
mental or emotional suffering
the pain of separation
离别的痛苦
I never meant to cause her pain.
我从没有让她痛苦之意。
the pleasures and pains of growing old
变老的苦与乐
讨厌的人（或事）；令人头痛的人（或事）
a person or thing that is very annoying
She can be a real pain when she's in a bad mood.
她脾气不好时，真是令人头痛。
It's a pain having to go all that way for just one meeting.
就为了见一次面，要跑那么远的路，真烦死人了。
used to say that you need to suffer if you want to achieve sth
with the threat of having sth done to you as a punishment if you do not obey
他们被要求降低污染水平，违则罚款1万英镑。
They were required to cut pollution levels, on pain of a £10 000 fine if they disobeyed.
a person or thing that is very annoying
verb
not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时使痛苦；使苦恼
to cause sb pain or make them unhappy
She was deeply pained by the accusation.
这一指控使她极为痛苦。
The wound still pained him occasionally.
他还是感到伤口不时疼痛。
It pains me to see you like this.
看到你这副模样真令我难过。
pain
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N-VAR 痛；疼痛
Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill....back pain.
背痛
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N-UNCOUNT 痛苦；悲痛
Pain is the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens....grey eyes that seemed filled with pain.
似乎充满了痛苦的灰眼睛
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VERB 使痛苦；使苦恼
If a fact or idea pains you, it makes you feel upset and disappointed.This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother...
这一下大家都知道了特德的残疾，这让母亲非常痛苦。
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PHRASE 讨厌鬼，烦心事（英国英语亦用a pain in the arse, a pain in the backside等，美国英语亦用a pain in the ass, a pain in the butt等，但多数人认为具冒犯意味）
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. Expressions such as a pain in the arse and a pain in the backside in British English, or a pain in the ass and a pain in the butt in American English, are also used, but most people consider them offensive. -
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PHRASE （尤指为避免困境而）急切想做，迫切想要做
If someone is at pains to do something, they are very eager and anxious to do it, especially because they want to avoid a difficult situation.Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.
美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。
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PHRASE 作为辛劳的回报；付出千辛万苦，到头来却…
You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.All Corfield got for his pains was a bullet in the head...
科菲尔德千辛万苦，到头来却被一枪爆头。
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PREP-PHRASE 如违反则以…处罚
If someone is ordered not to do something on pain of or under pain of death, imprisonment, or arrest, they will be killed, put in prison, or arrested if they do it.We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。
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PHRASE 煞费苦心；尽心竭力
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.Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights...
社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。
noun
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- a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
- as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
- Synonym: pain sensation painful sensation
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- something or someone that causes trouble;a source of unhappiness
- washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
- a bit of a bother
- he's not a friend, he's an infliction
- Synonym: annoyance bother botheration infliction pain in the neck pain in the ass
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- emotional distress;a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
- the pain of loneliness
- Synonym: painfulness
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- a bothersome annoying person
- that kid is a terrible pain
- Synonym: pain in the neck nuisance
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- a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
- the patient developed severe pain and distension
- Synonym: hurting
verb
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- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- Synonym: trouble ail
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- cause emotional anguish or make miserable
- It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
- Synonym: anguish hurt
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It was several weeks before he was completely free of pain .
过了几星期他的疼痛才完全消除。
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She was clearly in a lot of pain .
她显然疼痛万分。
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She was at great pains to stress the advantages of the new system .
她极力强调新制度的优点。
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It 's a pain having to go all that way for just one meeting .
就为了见一次面，要跑那么远的路，真烦死人了。
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She has a pain down her right side .
她身子右边疼。
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The pain was almost more than he could bear .
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。
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Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems .
胸部疼痛可能是心脏病的报警信号。
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This should help reduce the pain .
这个应有助于减轻痛楚。
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It pains me to see you like this .
看到你这副模样真令我难过。
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The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret .
这对夫妇煞费苦心，对计划守口如瓶。
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Back pains can be the result of bad posture .
腰背疼可能是不良姿势造成的。
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I never meant to cause her pain .
我从没有让她痛苦之意。
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Pain acts as a natural defence mechanism .
疼痛算是一种自然防护机制的作用。
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The following day the pain returned .
第二天又疼起来了。
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The pain was almost too great to endure .
痛苦得几乎难以忍受。
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She walked slowly down the road , evidently in pain .
她沿路慢慢地走着，显然很痛苦。
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The rail strike is a bit of a pain .
这次铁路罢工有点头痛。
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The booklet contains information on pain relief during labour .
这本小册子介绍了减轻分娩疼痛的知识。
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The pain was caused by a trapped nerve .
这疼痛是由于神经受抑制引起的。
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They hope the new drug will prove especially efficacious in the relief of pain .
他们希望这种新药能在缓解疼痛方面产生特效。
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This should help ease the pain .
这该有助于减轻痛苦。
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This cream should help to relieve the pain .
这种药膏应有助于止痛。
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The drug brought a brief respite from the pain .
药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
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The pain got worse and worse .
疼痛越来越厉害了。
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He felt a sharp pain in his knee .
他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
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She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest .
她胸部突然感到一阵剧痛。
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She had to restrain herself from crying out in pain .
她只得忍住疼痛，不哭出来。
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I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided .
我服了一片阿司匹林，疼痛逐渐缓解了。
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In this job you have to harden your heart to pain and suffering .
做这项工作面对伤痛和病患时你得保持冷静心情。
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I 've been getting these pains in my chest .
我胸部一直有一些疼痛感。
指肉体上的疼痛或精神上的痛苦。
He has a pain in his stomach.
他胃疼。
The pain in her shoulders had come back.
她的肩膀又痛起来。
She couldn't get over the pain of losing her beloved pet.
她无法从失去心爱宠物的痛苦中恢复过来。
指身体上隐隐的、持续的疼痛，也可喻指心中的痛，常用以构成复合词。
the ache in his heart
他心中的隐痛
Here are some pieces of advice to avoid a stomach ache during the year-end celebrations.
这里有一些建议，告诉你如何在年底的各种庆祝活动中避免胃痛。
指身体上受到创伤或感染的疼痛部位。
Keep that sore on your hand away from water.
别让你手上的疮沾水。
She helped him to put some iodine on that sore.
她帮他在痛处搽了一些碘酒。
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