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pain

释义

pain

noun

UK /peɪn/

Word Forms

singular	pain
plural	pains

1
countable/uncountable a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or ill
chest/stomach pains
Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a number of years.
pain in:
I’m having terrible pains in my chest.
ease/relieve pain:
The fresh air had done nothing to ease the pain Kelly felt in her head.
cause (someone) pain:
An old injury was causing him intense pain.
in pain:
He heard Leo scream in pain.
be in pain:
I don’t think she’s in any pain.
a sharp pain (=a sudden strong pain):
It was a sharp pain, on his left side, below his ribs.
Synonyms and related words
Pain and pains
ache
agony
anguish
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with pain
▪ excruciating, intense, searing, severe, sharp, stabbing, terrible, unbearable
Verbs frequently used with pain as the object
▪ alleviate, cause, ease, endure, experience, feel, inflict, lessen, relieve, soothe, suffer
2
uncountable a feeling of being very upset or unhappy
Dealing with the subject sensitively can help prevent a lot of pain.
cause (someone) pain:
The incident must have caused my parents great pain.
inflict pain on someone:
He had no idea of the pain he had inflicted on her.
the pain of something:
He found it hard to cope with the pain of being separated from his children.
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief

phrases

be a pain (in the neck)

be at pains to do something

for your pains

go to/take great pains

no pain, no gain

on/under pain of something

pain

noun

US /peɪn/

Word Forms

singular	pain
plural	pains

1
countable/uncountable a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or sick
chest/stomach pains
Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a number of years.
pain in:
I’m having terrible pains in my chest.
ease/relieve pain:
The fresh air had done nothing to ease the pain Kelly felt in her head.
cause (someone) pain:
An old injury was causing him intense pain.
in pain:
He heard Leo scream in pain.
be in pain:
I don’t think she’s in any pain.
a sharp pain (=a sudden strong pain):
It was a sharp pain, on his left side, below his ribs.
Synonyms and related words
Pain and pains
ache
agony
anguish
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with pain
▪ excruciating, intense, searing, severe, sharp, stabbing, terrible, unbearable
Verbs frequently used with pain as the object
▪ alleviate, cause, ease, endure, experience, feel, inflict, lessen, relieve, soothe, suffer
2
uncountable a feeling of being very upset or unhappy
Dealing with the subject sensitively can help prevent a lot of pain.
cause (someone) pain:
The incident must have caused my parents great pain.
inflict pain on someone:
He had no idea of the pain he had inflicted on her.
the pain of something:
He found it hard to cope with the pain of being separated from his children.
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief

phrases

be a pain (in the neck)

be at pains to do something

for your pains

go to/take great pains

no pain, no gain

on/under pain of something

pain

verb transitive

UK /peɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pain
he/she/it	pains
present participle	paining
past tense	pained
past participle	pained

1
to make someone feel very upset or unhappy
It was clear the subject pained him.
it pains someone to do something:
It pained her to think that they would never talk to each other again.
it pains someone that:
It pains me that we’re such hypocrites about it.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb
2
formalto make someone feel physical pain
His head still pains him from time to time where he got that knock.
Synonyms and related words
To feel or cause physical pain and suffering
suffer
hurt
ache

pain

verb transitive

US /peɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pain
he/she/it	pains
present participle	paining
past tense	pained
past participle	pained

1
to make someone feel very upset or unhappy
It was clear the subject pained him.
it pains someone to do something:
It pained her to think that they would never talk with each other again.
it pains someone that:
It pains me that we’ve done so little to help them.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb
2
formalto make someone feel physical pain
His head still pains him from time to time from the surgery.
Synonyms and related words
To feel or cause physical pain and suffering
suffer
hurt
ache

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