单词 | ache |
释义 | ache (eɪk ) Word forms: aches , aching , ached 1. verb B2 If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain. Her head was throbbing and she ached all over. [VERB adverb/preposition] My leg still aches when I sit down. [VERB] The weary walkers soothed their aching feet in the sea. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: hurt, suffer, burn, pain 2. countable noun [noun NOUN] B1 An ache is a steady, fairly strong pain in a part of your body. You feel nausea and aches in your muscles. Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems. Synonyms: pain, discomfort, suffering, hurt 3. See also backache, headache, heartache, stomach ache 4. verb If you ache for something or your heart aches, you want something very much, and feel very unhappy because you cannot have it. [written] ... couples aching for a child [VERB + for] But Spain was a country aching to get away from its past. [VERB to-infinitive] It was quite an achievement to keep smiling when his heart must have been aching. [VERB] Synonyms: suffer, hurt, grieve, sorrow Ache is also a noun. You also feel an overwhelming ache for support from others which you cannot put into words. 5. aches and pains phrase B2 You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body. It seems to ease all the aches and pains of a hectic and tiring day. Collocations: back ache His proposed business was flogging office chairs that healed back ache. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Forget painkillers, a hot-water bottle is better for back ache Times, Sunday Times (2016) My heart and body ache for her when we are not together. The Sun (2015) Ragnor's body ached and his face twisted in a grimace of pain that hid his inner rage. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE My body ached, but my rump remained comfy. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He went back to sleep until noon then got up and ate some lunch, his body aching as though he were catching a heavy dose of the flu. COLDHEART CANYON (2001) It causes aches and pains, especially in the neck and shoulders. The Sun It has been likened to toxic shock syndrome that can cause aches, sore throat and rashes. The Sun Statins that cause aches and pains and reduce mobility. Times, Sunday Times A dull ache or sharp pain in this area? The Sun (2017) The result is a dull ache in your chest which may spread to your jaw or left arm. The Sun (2012) The dull ache of no post when others had letters from home or a sweetheart was hard to endure. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The resolve that had kept Rose dry-eyed during her drive crumpled and she felt her throat constrict with a dull ache. JUST BETWEEN US (2002) And an anti-inflammatory gel should ease the ache. The Sun Painkillers may not be the whole answer, but they're a good idea as they will ease the ache and may help free the joints up a bit. The Sun But painkillers are a key part of treatment - they'll ease the ache, help the stiffness, keep you going and stop you getting fed up with it. The Sun Here you've got plenty of en-suite bathrooms and a sauna to ease the aches and pains of yomping up a vertical hillside. Times, Sunday Times On the left, we've also put together a list of herbs that can help ease aches and pains. The Sun He came home to all of this grief and started feeling an ache in his chest. The Sun I had felt the ache of their loneliness and listened to soaring hopes and shattered dreams, significant success and tragic failure. Christianity Today Work across the muscle and repeat until you feel the aches start to ease. The Sun He feels the aches and pains of the wronged, and lambasts company directors and government officials. Times, Sunday Times I spend the afternoon wallowing in the tub, feeling the aches of physical exertion melt away. Times, Sunday Times She gives me a look of such compassion that my heart aches. Times, Sunday Times My heart aches so badly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I look at the pictures of those four young men and want justice for them and my heart aches for them. The Sun When an ex-boyfriend gets married, your weary heart aches with mourning for all the things you'll never experience again: being 21 and being in love. Times, Sunday Times I love him so much but my heart aches. The Sun My legs ache and my feet are really blistered. The Sun Some people, though, find they make their legs ache if they have been standing for a while. The Sun My legs ache and my eyelids feel heavy. The Sun They made her muscles ache and her legs hurt when she ran. Times, Sunday Times In which case, no wonder your muscles ache. The Sun I have begun to feel some back muscles ache too. Times, Sunday Times My stomach muscles ache the most because of the 15-minute mat workout which rounds off each session. The Sun Tests suggest that his body produces less lactic acid - the substance that makes your muscles ache during exercise - than other athletes. Times, Sunday Times His neck ached badly and a lacework of pain extended upwards into his skull and down across his back from the impact against the headrest. LOST SUMMER (2002) His head turned metronomically, his neck aching as he looked back over each shoulder in turn, again and again. THE LAST RAVEN His neck ached but he assumed that was more from the position he'd lain on the floor than from any after-effects of the tranquillizer. THE DEVIL'S DOOR Translations: Chinese: 痛, 疼痛 Japanese: 痛み, 痛む |
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