1 VERB （持续并较强烈地）疼痛 If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain. （持续并较强烈地）疼痛
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Her head was throbbing and she ached all over. [VERB adv./prep.]
她的脑袋嗡嗡作响并且浑身疼痛。
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My leg still aches when I sit down. [VERB]
坐下时我的腿还会痛。
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The weary walkers soothed their aching feet in the sea. [VERB-ing]
走累了的人们把脚伸进海水中浸泡以缓解疼痛。
SYN hurt, suffer, burn, pain
2 N-COUNT [n NOUN] （身体某部位持续且较强烈的)疼痛 An ache is a steady, fairly strong pain in a part of your body. （身体某部位持续且较强烈的)疼痛
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You feel nausea and aches in your muscles.
症状为恶心和肌肉疼痛。
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Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems.
姿势不当会导致颈部疼痛、头痛和呼吸困难。
SYN pain, discomfort, suffering, hurt
3See also:backache headache heartache stomach ache
4 VERB 渴望（且因得不到而痛苦） If you ache for something or your heart aches, you want something very much, and feel very unhappy because you cannot have it. 渴望（且因得不到而痛苦） [written]
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She still ached for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage. [VERB + for]
她仍旧渴望拥有婚姻中逝去的那份缱绻和肌肤之亲。
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But Spain was a country aching to get away from its past. [VERB to-infinitive]
但西班牙是一个渴望摆脱以往形象的国家。
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It was quite an achievement to keep smiling when his heart must have been aching. [VERB]
虽然经受着内心的煎熬，但他仍强作欢颜，这实属不易。
SYN suffer, hurt, grieve, sorrow
5 PHRASE （泛指较轻微的）身体疼痛 You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body. （泛指较轻微的）身体疼痛
| Thesaurus | ache Also look up: |
| VERB. | throb 1 |
| N. | hurt, pain, pang 2 |
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