painful
英 [ˈpeɪnfl]
美 [ˈpeɪnfl]
adj. 令人疼痛的; 令人痛苦(或难过、难堪)的; 不愉快的; 困难的; 艰难的
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3638 / COCA.3034
牛津词典
adj.
- 令人疼痛的
causing you pain- Is your back still painful?
你的背还疼吗? - a painful death
痛苦的死亡 - My ankle is still too painful to walk on.
我的脚腕子还是疼得不能走路。
- Is your back still painful?
- 令人痛苦(或难过、难堪)的
causing you to feel upset or embarrassed- a painful experience/memory
痛苦的经历 / 回忆 - Their efforts were painful to watch.
看着他们辛劳真是令人心痛。
- a painful experience/memory
- 不愉快的;困难的;艰难的
unpleasant or difficult to do- Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
求职可能是一个漫长而又艰难的历程。
- Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 疼痛的
If a part of your body ispainful, it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it.- Her glands were swollen and painful...
她腺体肿痛。 - Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.
桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。
- Her glands were swollen and painful...
- ADJ-GRADED (病、伤、手术等)令人疼痛的,引起疼痛的
If something such as an illness, injury, or operation ispainful, it causes you a lot of physical pain.- ...a painful back injury...
疼痛的背伤 - Sunburn is painful and potentially dangerous.
晒伤不仅疼,还有潜在危险。
- ...a painful back injury...
- ADJ-GRADED (情形、记忆或经历)痛苦的,难受的,恼人的
Situations, memories, or experiences that arepainfulare difficult and unpleasant to deal with, and often make you feel sad and upset.- Remarks like that brought back painful memories...
那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。 - ...the painful transition to democracy...
向民主的艰难转变 - She finds it too painful to return there without him.
她觉得没有他的陪伴回到那里实在叫人难受。
- Remarks like that brought back painful memories...
- ADJ-GRADED (表演或采访)令人难堪的
If a performance or interview ispainful, it is so bad that it makes you feel embarrassed for the people taking part in it.- The interview was painful to watch.
观看那次访谈让人难堪。
- The interview was painful to watch.
英英释义
adj
- causing physical discomfort
- bites of black flies are more than irritatin
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
- causing physical or psychological pain
- worked with painful slowness
- causing misery or pain or distress
- it was a sore trial to him
- the painful process of growing up
双语例句
- The readjustment to peace and home is slow and painful.
重新适应和平以及家庭生活是缓慢而痛苦的。 - The stark contrast between the haves and have-nots has always existed but in a recession the injustices become more painful
虽然富人和穷人之间一直差距悬殊,但这种不公在经济萧条期愈加显得令人难以接受。 - As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
作为一名美国人,她不愿拘泥于英国人生活中令人非常不舒服的繁文缛节。 - A very painful surmise arose concerning her character.
对她的人格产生了一种令人难堪的猜度。 - I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on
我不再去回忆那些痛苦不堪的往事了。 - Remarks like that brought back painful memories
那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。 - It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
把疖子切开是很痛的。 - Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.
桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。 - She finds it too painful to return there without him.
她觉得没有他的陪伴回到那里实在叫人难受。 - Her sunburn made intimacy too painful
她的皮肤晒伤了,使得想要亲热一下都变得很痛苦。