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painful

painful
[英] [ˈpeinful] [美] [ˈpenfəl] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 疼痛的 If a part of your body is painful, it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it. 

  • Her glands were swollen and painful...

    她腺体肿痛。

  • Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.

    桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。

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  • His tooth had started to throb painfully again.

    他的牙又开始抽痛了。

2. ADJ-GRADED （病、伤、手术等）令人疼痛的，引起疼痛的 If something such as an illness, injury, or operation is painful, it causes you a lot of physical pain. 

  • ...a painful back injury...

    疼痛的背伤

  • Sunburn is painful and potentially dangerous.

    晒伤不仅疼，还有潜在危险。

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  • He cracked his head painfully against the cupboard.

    他的头撞到了碗柜上，很疼。

3. ADJ-GRADED （情形、记忆或经历）痛苦的，难受的，恼人的 Situations, memories, or experiences that are painful are difficult and unpleasant to deal with, and often make you feel sad and upset. 

  • Remarks like that brought back painful memories...

    那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。

  • ...the painful transition to democracy...

    向民主的艰难转变

  • She finds it too painful to return there without him.

    她觉得没有他的陪伴回到那里实在叫人难受。

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  • ...their old relationship, which he had painfully broken off.

    他痛苦地断绝了的他们之间的老交情

4. ADJ-GRADED （表演或采访）令人难堪的 If a performance or interview is painful, it is so bad that it makes you feel embarrassed for the people taking part in it. 

  • The interview was painful to watch.

    观看那次访谈让人难堪。

Adjective

1. causing physical or psychological pain;

  • "worked with painful slowness"

2. causing misery or pain or distress;

  • "it was a sore trial to him"
  • "the painful process of growing up"

3. exceptionally bad or displeasing;

  • "atrocious taste"
  • "abominable workmanship"
  • "an awful voice"
  • "dreadful manners"
  • "a painful performance"
  • "terrible handwriting"
  • "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

4. causing physical discomfort;

  • "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
1. A very painful surmise arose concerning her character.
对她的人格产生了一种令人难堪的猜度。

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2. He did not want to mention the painful past.
他不愿意提起过去的伤心事。

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3. He gained the medal through his painful travail.
他通过艰辛的努力获得了奖牌。

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4. He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
他用力拧了一下那男孩的耳朵。

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5. He is seized with a painful sickness.
他得了一种痛苦的疾病。

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6. His writing was slow and painful.
他写得既慢又费力。

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7. It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.
汤姆这次考试如不及格，会叫人痛心的。

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8. It must have been very painful for you to tell her about the accident.
把这件事情告诉她对你来说一定是很痛苦的事。

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9. She found it unbearably painful to speak.
她发现开口说话痛苦得令人难以承受。

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10. She had a painful cut on her thumb.
她的拇指上有个疼痛的伤口。

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11. The duty is painful to me, but it must be done.
这义务对我来说很痛苦，但它是无法避免的。

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12. The memory came back with a painful rush.
回忆起往事心里一阵难受。

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13. The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to.
她苦难的故事使人听得难受。

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14. This has been a painful lesson to me.
对我来说，这节课很伤脑筋。

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15. We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter.
我们不应该过分深究这件痛苦的事。

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