一、详细释义:


n.

(身体上的)疼痛 [C]


例句:

His leg was broken and he suffered great pain.

他的腿断了,遭受了巨大痛苦的折磨。


例句:

He has a pain in the knee.

他膝盖酸痛。


痛苦;苦恼;烦恼 [U]


例句:

He decided to run around the world to try to escape the pain.

他决心环游世界,摆脱伤痛。


例句:

You have no idea how much pain I can take.

你根本不了解我能承受多大的痛苦。


辛苦,努力


例句:

No pains, no gains.

不劳则无获。


讨厌的人(或事)


例句:

Anybody with an ounce of intelligence could see what a pain your mother is.

任何人,哪怕只有一点点头脑,都会看出你妈是个让人讨厌的人。


例句:

Don't tell me Christopher is coming, wherever he goes he's a pain in the neck.

不要告诉我克里斯托弗要来,不管他到哪里,他总是个令人讨厌的家伙!


v.

使痛苦;使苦恼 [I,T]


例句:

She's pained by her son's conduct.

她对儿子的行为感到痛心。


例句:

It pains me to have to tell you that your grandma has passed away.

我以沉痛的心情告诉你你奶奶走了。


引起疼痛,感到疼痛 [I,T]


例句:

My arm is paining.

我手臂疼痛。


二、词义辨析:


ache,pain,sore

这些名词均含有“疼、疼痛”之意。 ache指人体某一器官较持久的疼痛,常常是隐痛。 pain可与ache换用,但pain既可指一般疼痛,也可指剧痛,疼痛范围可以是局部或全身,时间可长可短。也可引申指精神上的痛苦。 sore指身体某部位的痛处,有是也指精神上的痛苦。


三、相关短语:


chest pain

胸痛


phantom limb pain

幻肢痛,假肢痛


referred pain

牵涉性痛,关联痛


pain threshold

痛阈


四、参考例句:


Pain past is pleasure.

过去的痛苦即快乐。


No pain, no gain.

不劳则无获。


The pain increased in intensity.

疼痛越来越剧烈。


Her pain began to remit.

她的疼痛开始缓和了。


The pain can be sharp.

疼痛很剧烈。


This pain is scarcely endurable.

这种痛苦难以忍受。


This substance increases pain tolerance.

这种物质增加对疼痛的耐受性。


Pain will be less hurting.

痛苦会越来越淡。


The pain was almost unbearable.

那疼痛几乎难以忍受。


He bore the pain with great fortitude.

他以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦。