/peɪnz/ npl.1.for your pains
(for your trouble)作为酬劳；作为回报
Bringing up children is hard work, and they do not always reward you for your pains.养育孩子很艰辛, 而且付出很多也未必总是有回报。
2.(painful sensations)产痛；分娩时的阵痛
3.to be at pains to do sth费尽苦心想要做某事
4.to take (great) painsorto go to great pains煞费苦心；尽心竭力
I had taken great pains with my appearance.我精心打扮自己。
She took great pains to conceal the fact from her parents.为了对父母隐瞒真相, 她煞费苦心。