| 单词 | be at pains |
| 释义 | be at pains (once / 14275 pages) v WORD FAMILY be at pains: am at pains, are at pains, been at pains, being at pains, is at pains, was at pains, were at pains USAGE EXAMPLESEver since it felt the wrath of conservatives this summer, Facebook has been at pains to present itself as politically evenhanded. Slate(Nov 28, 2016) The experts who recommended ending the emergency were at pains to explain that they did not consider the current Zika crisis over. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) European planners are at pains to stress it will not duplicate or rival the work of NATO. Reuters(Nov 14, 2016) v try very hard to do something Syn|Hyper take pains endeavor, endeavour, strive attempt by employing effort |
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