sore

adjective

/sɔː(r)/

/sɔːr/

Idioms

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if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much
- to have a sore throat
- His feet were sore after the walk.
- My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the operation.
- When I woke up my head was sore and throbbing.
Homophones soar | sore
soar sore
/sɔː(r)/

/sɔːr/
- soar verb
  Fuel prices are set to soar.
- sore adjective
  My eyes are sore from staring at a screen for too long.
Synonyms painful
painful
- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
These words all describe something that causes you physical pain.
- painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death
- sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
  a sore throat
  Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
  The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
  The wound had become inflamed.
- excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
  She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
  an itchy rash
  I feel itchy all over.
Patterns
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
Wordfinder
- bandage
- bleed
- bruise
- fracture
- hurt
- injury
- plaster
- sore
- swell
- wound
see also saddle soreTopics Illnessc2
[not before noun] sore (at somebody/about something) (informal, especially North American English) upset and angry, especially because you have been treated unfairly synonym annoyed
- He was still sore at me for telling him he couldn't sing.
Topics Feelingsc2

Word OriginOld English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’.

Idioms

like a bear with a sore head

in a bad mood; in an angry way
- I should keep out of his way. He’s like a bear with a sore head this morning.

a sight for sore eyes

(informal) a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at

a sore point

a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned
- It's a sore point with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet.

stand/stick out like a sore thumb

to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way
- The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas.
- If you wear a suit to the party, you’ll stand out like a sore thumb.

sore

noun

/sɔː(r)/

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a painful, often red, place on your body where there is a wound or an infection
Extra Examples
- The illness left them with open sores all over their backs.
- The patient developed pressure sores on the toes of both feet.
- (figurative) This issue is a festering sore between the two countries.
synonym wound1
- open sores
see also bedsore, canker sore, cold sore, running soreTopics Illnessc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- festering
- oozing
- open
- …
verb + sore
- cause
- develop
- get
- …
See full entry
Word OriginOld English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’.

单词	sore
释义	sore adjective /sɔː(r)/ /sɔːr/ Idioms jump to other results if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much to have a sore throat His feet were sore after the walk. My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the operation. When I woke up my head was sore and throbbing. Homophones soar \| soresoar sore /sɔː(r)/ /sɔːr/ soar verb Fuel prices are set to soar. sore adjective My eyes are sore from staring at a screen for too long. Synonyms painfulpainful sore raw inflamed excruciating burning itchy These words all describe something that causes you physical pain. painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much: a sore throat Their feet were sore after hours of walking. raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged: The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury: The wound had become inflamed. excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee. burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot: She felt a burning sensation in her throat. itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling: an itchy rash I feel itchy all over. Patterns sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain Wordfinder bandage bleed bruise fracture hurt injury plaster sore swell wound see also saddle soreTopics Illnessc2 [not before noun] sore (at somebody/about something) (informal, especially North American English) upset and angry, especially because you have been treated unfairly synonym annoyed He was still sore at me for telling him he couldn't sing. Topics Feelingsc2 Word OriginOld English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’. Idioms like a bear with a sore head in a bad mood; in an angry way I should keep out of his way. He’s like a bear with a sore head this morning. a sight for sore eyes (informal) a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at a sore point a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned It's a sore point with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet. stand/stick out like a sore thumb to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. If you wear a suit to the party, you’ll stand out like a sore thumb. sore noun /sɔː(r)/ /sɔːr/ jump to other results a painful, often red, place on your body where there is a wound or an infection Extra Examples The illness left them with open sores all over their backs. The patient developed pressure sores on the toes of both feet. (figurative) This issue is a festering sore between the two countries. synonym wound1 open sores see also bedsore, canker sore, cold sore, running soreTopics Illnessc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective festering oozing open … verb + sore cause develop get … See full entry Word OriginOld English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’.
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