单词 | for your pains |
释义 | for your painsfor your pains DO something/TAKE ACTIONas a reward for something you worked to achieve – used especially when this is disappointing 作为辛劳的报酬〔尤指结果令人失望〕 I fetched the file, and all I got for my pains was a dirty look from Simon. 我去拿来了文件,而我得到的回报竟是西蒙厌恶的一瞥。 Examples from the Corpus for your pains• But I was laughed at for my pains.• The farmer took a cigarette for his pains and refused food.• He got a knighthood as well as a fortune for his pains - the first professional sportsman to do so.• Ryker pushed against the back of a man trying to get through and got an angry glare for his pains.• All I got for my pains was a grunt that fitted well with his simian features.• Instead, he got mystery for his pains, more and more mystery.• Feminists who recognize this contradiction are pilloried for their pains. → for your pains at pain1(4) |
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