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英:[peɪnz]
美:[peɪnz]
n.
麻烦,辛苦
痛苦( pain的名词复数 )
劳苦
令人厌烦的人[事物]
身体某部分的疼痛[不适]
noun
a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease)also: the state marked by the presence of such sensations was in constant pain
acute shooting pains
a basic bodily sensation that is induced by a noxious stimulus, is received by naked nerve endings, is associated with actual or potential tissue damage, is characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching), and typically leads to evasive action
mental or emotional distress or suffering : grief
the pain she had felt at those humiliating words—Morley Callaghan
informal one that irks or annoys or is otherwise troublesome—often used in such phrases as pain in the neck or (impolite) pain in the ass/buttHis little sister is a real pain in the neck.
… almost everything requires a password these days, and it can be a real pain to remember them all.—Michael Cahlin
pains plural trouble, care, or effort taken to accomplish something
was at pains to reassure us
pains plural the throes of childbirth
punishment
the pains and penalties of crime
verb
transitive verb
to make suffer or cause distress to : hurt
archaic to put (oneself) to trouble or exertion
intransitive verb
to give or have a sensation of pain
archaic suffer
growing pains[医]发育期痛;青少年发育期的关节痛
at pains尽力;用心
take pains尽力,费苦心;耐心
take great pains煞费苦心;花大气力
no pains no gains不劳则无获
这组词都有“努力”的意思,其区别是:
trouble和pains均侧重在面临困难或阻力时所作的努力,但强调在努力时的细心和谨慎,相比之下,pains更适合表示尽力的努力。
struggle指为克服困难或阻力所作的努力,也指因决心、意志或干劲而产生的极大努力。
pains
effort通常指完成某特定任务所需付出的或大或小的努力,可指一次的努力,也可指坚持不懈的努力。
endeavour指持久的,坚持不懈的,甚至是终身的努力,强调努力的认真与决心。
以上来源于网络
Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poinē payment, penalty; akin to Greek tinein to pay, tinesthai to punish, Avestan kaēnā revenge, Sanskrit cayate he revenges
The first known use of pain was in the 14th century
paintbrushnoun
a brush for applying paint
indian paintbrush sense 1
orange hawkweed
paint1 of 2verb
to apply paint or a covering or coloring substance to
paint a wall
to make a picture or design by using paints
paint a portrait
to describe clearly
paint a scene in words
to practice the art of painting
paint2 of 2noun
makeup sense 2
a mixture of coloring matter and a suitable liquid to form a thin coating when spread on a surface
painstakingadjective
taking or showing great care and effort
a painstaking search
painstakingadjective
taking or showing great care and effort
a painstaking search
pain1 of 2noun
punishment sense 2
under pain of death
physical suffering associated with disease, injury, or other bodily disorder
a pain in the back
a basic bodily sensation that is caused by something harmful, is accompanied by physical discomfort (as pricking, throbbing, or aching), and usually makes one try to escape its source
mental distress : grief
plural the suffering experienced during childbirth
plural great care or effort
took pains with their work
pain2 of 2verb
to cause pain in or to : hurt
to give or feel pain
1 Your laziness pains your parents.
你的懒惰使你的父母痛苦.
2 Already I can feel slight pains, in my belly, and my breasts are heavy.
3 He took great pains to see that he got it right.
他下了很大的功夫以确保他弄对了。
4 It is a story about the joys and pains of life.
5 Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights.
社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。
6 Emma and Charles were not strict, and they took pains to explain to the children clearly what few rules there were.
7 Facing all kinds of pains, man wants to seek the way of disengagement.
面对人世间的种种痛苦, 人要为自己寻求解脱的方式.
8 Now they're going to unimaginable pains to make it disappear.
现在他们承受难以想象的痛苦令它消失.
9 On the other hand, there seemed no point in taking particular pains to get hold of rabbits who were going to behave like Toadflax.
10 Desdemona came into a physical knowledge of these women, shared their pains and sighs, their fear and protectiveness, their outrage, their expectation.
11 Time would crush all pains.
时间会粉碎所有的痛苦.
12 “I hope you took pains to correct them,” said Henry, lighting a cigarette.
13 She took great pains with her English lessons and got high marks.
她下苦功学习英语,获得了高分.
14 Get these pains clear in your mind and use them to push you towards action.
脑袋里清楚的明白这些痛苦,并且用他们来促进自己行动起来.
15 They both start tossing them all over the place, each one taking great pains to hide them properly from the other.
16 They had been at pains to examine all the statistics.
他们不辞劳苦仔细查阅了所有的统计数字.
17 She went to great pains to see that all her guests were provided with whatever they needed.
她努力确保使每位客人都得到他们各自的需求.
18 The disease typically manifests itself in a high fever and chest pains.
这种疾病的典型症状是发高烧和胸痛.
19 Why, I’d even stolen church wine to ease my mother’s pains before she died.
20 Sammy had tried to grab a couple and been nipped for his pains.