pain

英 [peɪn]

美 [peɪn]

n.  (身体上的)疼痛; 痛苦; 苦恼; 烦恼; 讨厌的人(或事); 令人头痛的人(或事)
v.  使痛苦; 使苦恼

复数：pains　过去式：pained　现在分词：paining　第三人称单数：pains　过去分词：pained　

高考CET4CET6考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1184 / COCA.937

同义词辨析

painachesore【导航词义：疼痛】

习惯用语

n.

no pain, no gain
• 不劳则无获
  used to say that you need to suffer if you want to achieve sth
on/under pain of sth
• 违则受到某种惩罚；违则以…论处
  with the threat of having sth done to you as a punishment if you do not obey
• They were required to cut pollution levels, on pain of a £10 000 fine if they disobeyed.
  他们被要求降低污染水平，违则罚款1万英镑。
a pain in the neck
• 极讨厌的人（或事物）
  a person or thing that is very annoying

牛津词典

noun

• （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
  1. a cry of pain
     痛苦的喊叫
  2. She was clearly in a lot of pain .
     她显然疼痛万分。
  3. He felt a sharp pain in his knee.
     他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
  4. patients suffering from acute back pain
     患剧烈背痛的病人
  5. stomach/chest pains
     胃 / 胸痛
  6. You get more aches and pains as you get older.
     年纪越大，疼痛就越多。
  7. 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。
  8. 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
  1. the pain of separation
     离别的痛苦
  2. I never meant to cause her pain.
     我从没有让她痛苦之意。
  3. 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
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

verb

• 使痛苦；使苦恼
  to cause sb pain or make them unhappy
  1. She was deeply pained by the accusation.
     这一指控使她极为痛苦。
  2. The wound still pained him occasionally.
     他还是感到伤口不时疼痛。
  3. It pains me to see you like this.
     看到你这副模样真令我难过。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 痛；疼痛
  Painis the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill.
  1. ...back pain.
     背痛
  2. ...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain...
     造成剧痛的骨病
  3. To help ease the pain, heat can be applied to the area with a hot water bottle...
     用热水瓶热敷疼痛部位有助于缓解疼痛。
  4. I felt a sharp pain in my lower back...
     我感觉到后腰一阵剧痛。
  5. The illness began with a nagging pain.
     那种病一开始是持续疼痛。
  6. ...chest pains.
     胸痛
• N-UNCOUNT 痛苦；悲痛
  Painis the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens.
  1. ...grey eyes that seemed filled with pain.
     似乎充满了痛苦的灰眼睛
• VERB 使痛苦；使苦恼
  If a fact or ideapainsyou, it makes you feel upset and disappointed.
  1. 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。
  2. It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
     想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。
• 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 somethinga painora pain in the neck, you mean that they are very annoying or irritating. Expressions such asa pain in the arseanda pain in the backsidein British English, ora pain in the assanda pain in the buttin American English, are also used, but most people consider them offensive.
• PHRASE （尤指为避免困境而）急切想做，迫切想要做
  If someoneis at pains todo something, they are very eager and anxious to do it, especially because they want to avoid a difficult situation.
  1. 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。
• 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 gotforyourpainswhen you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
  1. 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。
  2. The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
     教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客，到头来却没有获得一点感激。
• PREP-PHRASE 如违反则以…处罚
  If someone is ordered not to do somethingon pain oforunder pain ofdeath, imprisonment, or arrest, they will be killed, put in prison, or arrested if they do it.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 煞费苦心；尽心竭力
  If youtake pains todo something orgo to great pains todo something, you try hard to do it, because you think it is important to do it.
  1. 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。
  2. I had taken great pains with my appearance.
     我在自己的容貌上下了很多工夫。

英英释义

noun

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
  1. as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
  Synonym:pain sensationpainful sensation
• something or someone that causes trouble
  1. washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
  2. a bit of a bother
  3. he's not a friend, he's an infliction
  Synonym:annoyancebotherbotherationinflictionpain in the neckpain in the ass
• emotional distress
  1. the pain of loneliness
  Synonym:painfulness
• a bothersome annoying person
  1. that kid is a terrible pain
  Synonym:pain in the necknuisance
• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  1. the patient developed severe pain and distension
  Synonym:hurting

verb

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
  Synonym:troubleail
• cause emotional anguish or make miserable
  1. It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
  Synonym:anguishhurt

双语例句

• It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
  想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。
• They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering
  他们开始从痛苦的梦魇中慢慢恢复过来。
• The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
  教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客，到头来却没有获得一点感激。
• There was no mistaking Magda's sincerity, or her pain.
  玛格达的真诚和痛苦都绝不可能是假装的。
• 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。
• Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder
  我突然感到肩膀上一阵剧痛。
• 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。
• Sophia's face twisted in pain
  索菲娅疼得脸都扭曲了。
• I gave him some brandy to ease the pain.
  我给他喝了些白兰地以减轻疼痛。
• The pain disappeared in an instant.
  疼痛立刻就消失了。