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单词 painfully
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Definition of painfully in English:

painfully

adverb ˈpeɪnfəliˈpeɪnfəli
  • 1In a painful manner or to a painful degree.

    痛苦地;困难地

    she coughed painfully

    她痛苦地咳嗽。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am sporting an almighty bruise on the back of my left foot and my right shoulder is painfully letting me know that it's there.
    • One, the projection of the film onto the bathtowel-sized screen was so painfully out of focus it made my eyes throb.
    • Yet the settlement negotiated painfully over the past weeks is uneasy.
    • Hauling himself up on his walker he edged painfully out of the living room into the hallway, dragging his legs behind him.
    • It's since my shoulder got painfully and extremely jiggered, six years ago.
    • Consumers are painfully overcharged in all aspects of their business transactions.
    • She could feel the burning heat creeping up her neck and building up on her cheeks painfully.
    • She felt sore all over as she painfully walked to the awaiting medical center in town.
    • I made my way to my room, change into pj pants, took off my jacket and fell painfully to sleep.
    • The man let Madeleine go and she fell to the ground, clutching her neck painfully.
    • Rubbing her sore bottom painfully, she jerked her head up to see who had run into her.
    • I don't know why the film got panned so much - for me it's exquisitely, painfully beautiful.
    • Half-swallowing caused his throat to stretch painfully but he barely felt it.
    • I spent the next two hours in the dentist's chair having sharp edges painfully filed off and loose teeth fixed back in.
    • The demon turned to look at Ryuko, dropping Jade on the spot and leaving her to rub her neck painfully.
    • My mood on Friday wasn't helped by the fact that I was limping around with a painfully throbbing bruised ankle.
    • Despair becomes the main content of the novel to the point where it is painfully obvious and painfully funny.
    • The usual mischievous sparkle had gone from his eyes and he appeared serious, painfully serious.
    • There might be scorpions and centipedes underneath, which can bite very painfully.
    • The man's grin was sheepish and he rubbed his sore thigh that had painfully come into contact with the table's leg.
    Synonyms
    distressingly, worryingly, upsettingly, disturbingly, sadly, pitifully, unfortunately, agonizingly, harrowingly, excruciatingly, chillingly, alarmingly, insufferably, unendurably, unbearably, torturously, cruelly, uncomfortably, embarrassingly, disconcertingly, unenviably, unpleasantly
    woefully, dreadfully, terribly, awfully, horribly
    dated frightfully
    1. 1.1as submodifier (with reference to something undesirable) exceedingly.
      极度地;剧烈地
      progress was painfully slow

      进展令人难以忍受地缓慢。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was a classic moment of inclusion which I felt acutely and painfully outside of.
      • I like about half of every season lately and I've come to think the first couple are painfully slow.
      • He stood at over six feet tall but had a far more powerful aura about him than Lars, who was painfully aware of this.
      • Friends allege he is painfully shy and a borderline social inadequate.
      • New copyright legislation is in the offing but it's a painfully slow process.
      • As the bus makes its way out of the centre, it is painfully slow due to the volume of traffic and it is no way to travel if you are in a hurry.
      • She was an elegant, very composed lady, said to be painfully shy, but not the time I met her.
      • While John took to it with ease, I was painfully aware of my lack of sophistication.
      • We used to think she had everything; now we're painfully aware of what she's lost.
      • We are also acutely aware that completion of these and other outstanding items is painfully slow.
      • The first of these is the painfully inordinate length of the electoral process.
      • It'd make a change from the painfully bad music he's made in the past.
      • She was painfully thin, you could see every rib and back bone on her.
      • El Guerrouj is painfully aware that he has won everything apart from the Olympic title.
      • Then there are those of us who are painfully aware of our shortcomings as human beings.
      • Trusted companions were perceived as enemies and she refused to eat, becoming painfully thin.
      • Compared to making music, however, Cave finds cinema a painfully slow business.
      • It's an elegant film but one that fails to engage, mainly because of the painfully slow pace.
      • The introduction of speed cameras has been promised, but is taking a painfully long time to implement.
      • His painfully slow recuperation gives him a greater affinity with his surroundings.
      Synonyms
      extremely, very, deeply, exceedingly, greatly, immensely, enormously, terribly, tremendously, awfully, intensely, heartily, keenly, acutely, from the bottom of one's heart, thoroughly, sincerely, so

Definition of painfully in US English:

painfully

adverbˈpeɪnfəliˈpānfəlē
  • 1In a painful manner or to a painful degree.

    痛苦地;困难地

    she coughed painfully

    她痛苦地咳嗽。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I spent the next two hours in the dentist's chair having sharp edges painfully filed off and loose teeth fixed back in.
    • Despair becomes the main content of the novel to the point where it is painfully obvious and painfully funny.
    • My mood on Friday wasn't helped by the fact that I was limping around with a painfully throbbing bruised ankle.
    • Consumers are painfully overcharged in all aspects of their business transactions.
    • She felt sore all over as she painfully walked to the awaiting medical center in town.
    • I don't know why the film got panned so much - for me it's exquisitely, painfully beautiful.
    • Rubbing her sore bottom painfully, she jerked her head up to see who had run into her.
    • She could feel the burning heat creeping up her neck and building up on her cheeks painfully.
    • It's since my shoulder got painfully and extremely jiggered, six years ago.
    • The demon turned to look at Ryuko, dropping Jade on the spot and leaving her to rub her neck painfully.
    • The man let Madeleine go and she fell to the ground, clutching her neck painfully.
    • I made my way to my room, change into pj pants, took off my jacket and fell painfully to sleep.
    • One, the projection of the film onto the bathtowel-sized screen was so painfully out of focus it made my eyes throb.
    • Half-swallowing caused his throat to stretch painfully but he barely felt it.
    • Yet the settlement negotiated painfully over the past weeks is uneasy.
    • There might be scorpions and centipedes underneath, which can bite very painfully.
    • The man's grin was sheepish and he rubbed his sore thigh that had painfully come into contact with the table's leg.
    • The usual mischievous sparkle had gone from his eyes and he appeared serious, painfully serious.
    • I am sporting an almighty bruise on the back of my left foot and my right shoulder is painfully letting me know that it's there.
    • Hauling himself up on his walker he edged painfully out of the living room into the hallway, dragging his legs behind him.
    Synonyms
    distressingly, worryingly, upsettingly, disturbingly, sadly, pitifully, unfortunately, agonizingly, harrowingly, excruciatingly, chillingly, alarmingly, insufferably, unendurably, unbearably, torturously, cruelly, uncomfortably, embarrassingly, disconcertingly, unenviably, unpleasantly
    1. 1.1as submodifier (with reference to something bad) exceedingly; acutely.
      极度地;剧烈地
      progress was painfully slow

      进展令人难以忍受地缓慢。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Compared to making music, however, Cave finds cinema a painfully slow business.
      • Friends allege he is painfully shy and a borderline social inadequate.
      • He stood at over six feet tall but had a far more powerful aura about him than Lars, who was painfully aware of this.
      • His painfully slow recuperation gives him a greater affinity with his surroundings.
      • While John took to it with ease, I was painfully aware of my lack of sophistication.
      • Then there are those of us who are painfully aware of our shortcomings as human beings.
      • She was an elegant, very composed lady, said to be painfully shy, but not the time I met her.
      • The first of these is the painfully inordinate length of the electoral process.
      • The introduction of speed cameras has been promised, but is taking a painfully long time to implement.
      • We are also acutely aware that completion of these and other outstanding items is painfully slow.
      • It was a classic moment of inclusion which I felt acutely and painfully outside of.
      • Trusted companions were perceived as enemies and she refused to eat, becoming painfully thin.
      • It'd make a change from the painfully bad music he's made in the past.
      • El Guerrouj is painfully aware that he has won everything apart from the Olympic title.
      • We used to think she had everything; now we're painfully aware of what she's lost.
      • As the bus makes its way out of the centre, it is painfully slow due to the volume of traffic and it is no way to travel if you are in a hurry.
      • She was painfully thin, you could see every rib and back bone on her.
      • It's an elegant film but one that fails to engage, mainly because of the painfully slow pace.
      • New copyright legislation is in the offing but it's a painfully slow process.
      • I like about half of every season lately and I've come to think the first couple are painfully slow.
      Synonyms
      extremely, very, deeply, exceedingly, greatly, immensely, enormously, terribly, tremendously, awfully, intensely, heartily, keenly, acutely, from the bottom of one's heart, thoroughly, sincerely, so
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