pain·ful
adjective/ˈpeɪnfl/
/ˈpeɪnfl/
- causing you pain
令人疼痛的 - Is your back still painful?
你的背还疼吗？ - a painful death
痛苦的死亡 - My ankle is still too painful to walk on.
我的脚腕子还是疼得不能走路。 - He took a painful blow on the shoulder.
他的肩膀受到了痛苦的一击。 - It was a difficult and painful operation.
这是一次困难而痛苦的手术。
Synonyms painfulpainfulsore ▪ raw ▪ inflamed ▪ excruciating ▪ burning ▪ itchyThese words all describe something that causes you physical pain.painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:- a sore throat
咽喉痛 - Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
他们走了几小时的路，脚都走疼了。
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
她脚上的皮磨破了。
- The wound had become inflamed.
伤口发炎了。
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。
- an itchy rash
发痒的皮疹 - I feel itchy all over.
我觉得浑身痒。
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb1- I had to undergo a series of painful injections.
我不得不经历一次又一次痛苦的注射。 - It was a slow and painful death.
死亡来得缓慢而又痛苦。 - The infection isn't dangerous, but it's very painful.
感染并不危险，但非常痛苦。 - Ulcers can be unbearably painful.
溃疡能让人疼得受不了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- to
- Is your back still painful?
- causing you to feel upset or embarrassed
令人痛苦（或难过、难堪）的 - Seeing her again brought back painful memories.
再次见到她唤起了令人痛苦的回忆。 - My parents' divorce was a very painful experience for me.
我父母的离婚对我来说是一次非常痛苦的经历。 - Christmas can be a painful reminder of the loss of a loved one.
圣诞节可能会让人痛苦地想起失去亲人。 - painful to do something Their efforts were painful to watch.
看着他们辛劳真是令人心痛。 - I find it extremely painful to read the daily news.
我发现每天阅读新闻非常痛苦。 - painful for somebody (to do something) It's very painful for a kid to face up to that kind of thing.
对于一个孩子来说，面对这样的事情是非常痛苦的。 - painful doing something It was painful watching them get it all wrong.
看到他们完全搞错了，真是痛苦。 - painful to somebody The subject of his failed marriage was quite painful to him.
他失败的婚姻对他来说是一个十分痛苦的话题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- Seeing her again brought back painful memories.
- unpleasant or difficult to do
不愉快的；困难的；艰难的 - Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
求职会是一个漫长而又艰难的历程。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.