painful
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UK painful adj: (hurts) (生理上)
SC 疼痛的，引起疼痛的 téng tòng de ，yǐn qǐ téng tòng de
SC 痛苦的，让人痛苦的 tòng kǔ de ，ràng rén tòng kǔ de(精神上)
Peter sustained a painful injury in the crash. I cut my finger and it is painful.
彼得在车祸中受了伤，十分痛苦。我切到了自己的手指，好痛。
painful adj: figurative (difficult) (比喻)
SC 困难的，麻烦的，费劲的 kùn nán de ，má fán de ，fèi jìn de
TC 困難的，費勁的
TC 困難的，費勁的
Andrew's wife had just left him; it was a very painful period in his life. I understand that this is painful for you, but you will get through it.
安德鲁的妻子前不久弃他而去了，现在安德鲁正在人生中十分困难的阶段。我明白，这对你来说很困难，但你会撑过去的。
painful adj: figurative (morally upsetting)
SC 令人难过的 lìng rén nán guò de
SC 让人痛苦的 lìng rén nán guò de ，ràng rén tòng kǔ de
Robert's mother found his behaviour painful.