单词 | pained |
释义 | pained (once / 1418 pages) adj When someone is pained, they're hurt or troubled by something. If you see a boy sitting on the ground beside a battered bicycle looking pained, you should check and make sure he's okay. A pained look on someone's face might mean that they're in physical discomfort. For example, if your sister gives a pained smile after falling hard at the roller rink, she might have bruised, twisted, or even broken something. In many other cases, a pained expression conveys mental pain. When you're deeply upset about something, it's hard to react with much more than a pained smile if your friend tries to cheer you up with bad jokes. WORD FAMILYpained: painedly+/pain: pained, painful, paining, painless, pains/painful: painfuler, painfulest, painfully, painfulness, unpainful/painless: painlessly USAGE EXAMPLESThe filmmaker’s questions are sensitive yet penetrating, the musician’s responses thoughtful, eloquent and pained. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) In Larrain’s hands, Kennedy’s pained public performance is a kind of sacrifice. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) It was only with pained reluctance that Trump acknowledged otherwise — a perfunctory performance lacking all conviction. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) adj hurt or upset face had a pained and puzzled expression Syn offended displeased not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure |
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