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| 1 | painful and uncomfortable , usually as a result of an injury , infection , or too much exercise （因受伤、感染或运动过量而）痛的，疼痛的 |
| I always feel stiff and sore after gardening. 干完园艺活之后我总是感到身体僵硬、肌肉酸痛。 |
| Her eyes were sore from studying all night. 整夜学习之后她的眼睛疼了起来。 |
| a sore throat 嗓子疼 |
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| 2 | MAINLY AMERICAN informal angry or offended 恼怒的；不高兴的 |
| Helen was still feeling sore about what had happened. 海伦还在为发生的事生气。 |
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| 3 | only before noun mainly literary greatused for emphasizing that something is very serious or that it upsets you a lot 非常，极度（用于强调某事非常严重或令人极其心烦） |
| a sore temptation/disappointment 极大的诱惑/极度的失望 |
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| - | a sore point/spot/subject
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| something that makes you upset , angry , or embarrassed when someone mentions it |
| 使人烦乱（或恼怒、尴尬）的事/地点/话题 |
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| Don’ t mention her divorce – it’ s a bit of a sore point. 别提她离婚的事，这是个让她伤心的话题。 |
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| - | stick/stand out like a sore thumb
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| to be very noticeable because of being different |
| 很显眼；扎眼 |
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| Any stranger to the town sticks out like a sore thumb. 镇上来了任何陌生人都很显眼。 |
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