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| 1 | a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or become ill 痛；疼痛 |
| chest/stomach pains 胸口疼/胃痛 |
| Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a number of years. 哈里多年来一直忍受着剧烈的背痛。 |
| +in I’ m having terrible pains in my chest. 我胸口疼得很厉害。 |
| ease/relieve pain The fresh air had done nothing to ease the pain Kelly felt in her head. 新鲜空气根本不能使凯利的头痛得到缓解。 |
| cause (sb) pain An old injury was causing him intense pain. 旧伤使他感到剧烈的疼痛。 |
| in pain He heard Leo scream in pain. 他听到利奥在痛苦地尖叫。 |
| be in pain I don’ t think she’ s in any pain. 我觉得她一点都不痛苦。 |
| a sharp pain (=a sudden strong pain) It was a sharp pain, on his left side, below his ribs. 剧烈的疼痛 |
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| 2 | a feeling of being very upset or unhappy 痛苦；悲痛 |
| Dealing with the subject sensitively can help prevent a lot of pain. 谨慎对待这个话题有助于防止许多痛苦。 |
| cause (sb) pain The incident must have caused my parents great pain. 这个事件一定已经给我的父母带来了巨大的痛苦。 |
| inflict pain on sb He had no idea of the pain he had inflicted on her. 他对自己给她造成的痛苦浑然不觉。 |
| the pain of sth He found it hard to cope with the pain of being separated from his children. 他发现很难忍受与孩子们分离的痛苦。 |
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| - | be a pain (in the neck) very informal
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| to be very annoying . You can also say be a pain in the bum or arse but these expressions are impolite |
| 非常讨厌（也可以用be a pain in the bum 或 arse，但这两种表达很无礼） |
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| You’ re being a real pain! 你真讨厌！ |
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| - | be at pains to do sth
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| to try very hard to do something |
| 尽力做某事；煞费苦心做某事 |
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| The solicitor was at pains to explain the effects of his client’ s plea. 那位律师费了很大力气向他的当事人解释申诉的后果。 |
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| - | for your pains
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| used for emphasizing that you have not been properly rewarded for your efforts |
| 作为辛劳的回报（用于强调所付出的努力没有得到恰如其分的回报） |
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| All she got for her pains was a faint smile. 她付出的心血得到的所有回报只是淡淡的一笑。 |
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| - | go to/take great pains
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| to do something with a lot of care or effort |
| 煞费苦心；非常努力 |
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| I had taken great pains to make the evening perfect. 为了使这个晚会尽善尽美，我已经是竭尽全力。 |
| She always takes great pains with her lectures. 她总是煞费苦心地仔细备课。 |
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| - | no pain, no gain spoken
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| used for saying that you have to work hard if you want to achieve something |
| 不劳无获 |
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| - | on/under pain of sth
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| used for threatening someone |
| （用于威胁）违则以某事物处罚 |
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| I told her on pain of death not to tell Pete that I was involved. 我叫她不要告诉皮特我已参与其中，否则就要让她死。 |
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| Words frequently used with pain | | pain 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | excruciating, intense, searing, severe, sharp, stabbing, terrible, unbearable, | 1 | | verbs | alleviate, cause, ease, endure, experience, feel, inflict, lessen, relieve, soothe, suffer, | 1 | | | |
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