pain
noun
verb
peɪn
noun
1
the
feeling
you
have
when
part
of
your
body
hurts
〔肉体上的〕疼，痛，疼痛
C,U
2
the
feeling
of
unhappiness
you
have
when
you
are
sad,
upset,
etc
痛苦; 苦恼; 烦恼
C,U
the
pain
and
grief
of
bereavement
丧亲之痛
cause
(sb)
pain/inflict
pain
on
sb
She
hated
to
say
the
words,
for
fear
of
causing
pain.
她讨厌说那些话，怕伤害了别人。
3
be a pain (in the neck) be a pain in the ass/arse/backside/butt
also
又作
to
be
very
annoying
令人极其讨厌:
spoken not polite
There
were
times
when
Joe
could
be
a
real
pain
in
the
neck.
有时候乔真的非常讨厌。
It’s
a
pain,
having
to
go
upstairs
to
make
the
coffee
every
time.
每次都得上楼去煮咖啡，真讨厌。
4
take/go to (great) pains to do sth take pains with/over sth
also
又作
to
make
a
special
effort
to
do
something
煞费苦心做某事; 十分努力地做某事
He’s
taken
great
pains
to
improve
his
image.
他煞费苦心地改善自己的形象。
5
be at pains to do sth
to
be
especially
careful
to
make
sure
people
understand
what
you
are
saying
or
what
you
plan
to
do
小心翼翼地做某事〔以免别人误解〕
Roy
was
at
pains
to
point
out
that
English
was
the
only
exam
he’d
ever
failed.
罗伊小心翼翼地点明英语是他唯一曾经考试不及格的学科。
6
for your pains
as
a
reward
for
something
you
worked
to
achieve
–
used
especially
when
this
is
disappointing
作为辛劳的报酬〔尤指结果令人失望〕
I
fetched
the
file,
and
all
I
got
for
my
pains
was
a
dirty
look
from
Simon.
我去拿来了文件，而我得到的回报竟是西蒙厌恶的一瞥。
7
on/under pain of death
at
the
risk
of
being
killed
as
punishment,
if
you
do
not
obey
违者处死
Communist
activity
was
prohibited
on
pain
of
death.
过去禁止共产主义活动，违者处死。
8
pain
in
different
parts
of
your
body
身体不同部位的疼痛
9
to
feel
a
lot
of
pain
感到非常疼痛
be
in
agony
10
what
you
say
when
something
hurts
疼痛时所说的话
ouch
11
verb
12
it pains sb to do sth
used
to
say
that
it
is
very
difficult
and
upsetting
for
someone
to
have
to
do
something
[正式] （不得不）做某事令某人难受
formal