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pain/pein/ n. & v.●n. 1a a strongly unpleasant bodily sensation such as is produced by illness, injury, or other harmful physical contact etc.; the condition of hurting (因疾病、事故等引起的肉体上的)疼痛 b a particular kind or instance of this (具体部位的)疼痛 often in pl. 常用复数 : suffering from stomach pains 胃痛 2 mental suffering or distress (精神上的)痛苦，悲痛 3 (in pl. 用复数) careful effort; trouble taken 努力；操心 take pains 费苦心; got nothing for my pains 我白费力气什么都没得到 4 (also 亦作 pain in the neck etc.) colloq. a troublesome person or thing; a nuisance [口]令人厌烦的人(或物)；讨厌的人(或物) ●v. tr. 1 cause pain to 使疼痛 2 (as 作 pained adj.) expressing pain 显示疼痛 a pained expression 痛苦的表情 □ be at (or take) pains (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to + infin.) take great care in doing something 设法；努力 □ in pain suffering pain 疼痛 □ on (or under) pain of with (death etc.) as the penalty 违则以(死等)处罚 [Middle English via Old French peine from Latin poena ‘penalty’] |