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| /ˈpeɪnfl/ |
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| 1 | making you feel upset , ashamed , or unhappy 痛苦的；羞愧的 |
| painful memory/reminder He sobbed as he relived the painful memory. 当再度体验那痛苦的回忆时，他啜泣不止。 |
| painful experience His autobiography recounts the unique and painful experience of imprisonment. 他的自传记述了在狱中那段绝无仅有的痛苦经历。 |
| unbearably/unbelievably painful The loss of her husband to cancer was unbearably painful. 丈夫患癌症去世使她痛苦万分，难以承受。 |
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| 2 | if part of your body is painful , you feel pain there 疼痛的 |
| My feet were sometimes so painful and swollen that I could not wear shoes. 有时我的双脚疼痛，肿得非常厉害，以致鞋都穿不了。 |
| She suffers from stiff and painful joints. 她感到关节僵硬疼痛。 |
| | 2a | making you feel physical pain 引起疼痛的 | | extremely/terribly/excruciatingly painful The sting can be excruciatingly painful. 它蜇起人来会十分疼痛。 | |
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| 3 | informal done so badly that you feel embarrassed 令人难堪的 |
| His performance was painful to watch. 他的表演简直惨不忍睹。 |
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