| 单词 | pain |
| 释义 | pain /payn/, n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 3. mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 4. pains, a. laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care: Great pains have been taken to repair the engine perfectly. b. the suffering of childbirth. 5. Informal. an annoying or troublesome person or thing. 6. feel no pain, Informal. to be intoxicated: After all that free beer, we were feeling no pain. 7. on, upon, or under pain of, liable to the penalty of: on pain of death. 8. pain in the ass, Slang (vulgar). pain (def. 5). 9. pain in the neck, Informal. pain (def. 5). v.t. 10. to cause physical pain to; hurt. 11. to cause (someone) mental or emotional pain; distress: Your sarcasm pained me. v.i. 12. to have or give pain. [1250-1300; ME peine punishment, torture, pain < OF < L poena penalty, pain < Gk poiné penalty] Syn. 1-3. torture, misery, torment. PAIN, ACHE, AGONY, ANGUISH are terms for sensations causing suffering or torment. PAIN and ACHE usually refer to physical sensations (except heartache); AGONY and ANGUISH may be physical or mental. PAIN suggests a sudden sharp twinge: a pain in one's ankle. ACHE applies to a continuous pain, whether acute or dull: headache; muscular aches. AGONY implies a continuous, excruciating, scarcely endurable pain: in agony from a wound. ANGUISH suggests not only extreme and long-continued pain, but also a feeling of despair. 2. pang, twinge, stitch. 4a. See care. 11. afflict, torment; trouble, grieve. Ant. 3. joy, delight. 11. please. |
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