pain

noun

1. （身体上的）疼痛
   the feelings that you have in your body when you have been hurt or when you are ill/sick
   1. a cry of pain
      痛苦的喊叫
   2. She was clearly in a lot of pain .
      她显然疼痛万分。
   3. He felt a sharp pain in his knee.
      他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
   4. patients suffering from acute back pain
      患剧烈背痛的病人
   5. stomach/chest pains
      胃 / 胸痛
   6. You get more aches and pains as you get older.
      年纪越大，疼痛就越多。
   7. The booklet contains information on pain relief during labour.
      这本小册子介绍了减轻分娩疼痛的知识。
   8. This cream should help to relieve the pain .
      这种药膏应有助于止痛。
2. 痛苦；苦恼；烦恼
   mental or emotional suffering
   1. the pain of separation
      离别的痛苦
   2. I never meant to cause her pain.
      我从没有让她痛苦之意。
   3. the pleasures and pains of growing old
      变老的苦与乐
3. 讨厌的人（或事）；令人头痛的人（或事）
   a person or thing that is very annoying
   1. She can be a real pain when she's in a bad mood.
      她脾气不好时，真是令人头痛。
   2. It's a pain having to go all that way for just one meeting.
      就为了见一次面，要跑那么远的路，真烦死人了。

verb

1. 使痛苦；使苦恼
   to cause sb pain or make them unhappy
   1. She was deeply pained by the accusation.
      这一指控使她极为痛苦。
   2. The wound still pained him occasionally.
      他还是感到伤口不时疼痛。
   3. It pains me to see you like this.
      看到你这副模样真令我难过。

1. N-VAR 痛；疼痛
   Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill.
   1. ...back pain.
      背痛
   2. ...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain...
      造成剧痛的骨病
   3. To help ease the pain, heat can be applied to the area with a hot water bottle...
      用热水瓶热敷疼痛部位有助于缓解疼痛。
   4. I felt a sharp pain in my lower back...
      我感觉到后腰一阵剧痛。
   5. The illness began with a nagging pain.
      那种病一开始是持续疼痛。
   6. ...chest pains.
      胸痛
2. N-UNCOUNT 痛苦；悲痛
   Pain is the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens.
   1. ...grey eyes that seemed filled with pain.
      似乎充满了痛苦的灰眼睛
3. VERB 使痛苦；使苦恼
   If a fact or idea pains you, it makes you feel upset and disappointed.
   1. This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother...
      这一下大家都知道了特德的残疾，这让母亲非常痛苦。
   2. It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
      想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。
4. 讨厌鬼，烦心事（英国英语亦用a pain in the arse, a pain in the backside等，美国英语亦用a pain in the ass, a pain in the butt等，但多数人认为具冒犯意味）
   In informal English, if you call someone or something a pain or a pain in the neck, you mean that they are very annoying or irritating. Expressions such as a pain in the arse and a pain in the backside in British English, or a pain in the ass and a pain in the butt in American English, are also used, but most people consider them offensive.
5. PHRASE （尤指为避免困境而）急切想做，迫切想要做
   If someone is at pains to do something, they are very eager and anxious to do it, especially because they want to avoid a difficult situation.
   1. Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.
      美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。
6. PHRASE 作为辛劳的回报；付出千辛万苦，到头来却…
   You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
   1. All Corfield got for his pains was a bullet in the head...
      科菲尔德千辛万苦，到头来却被一枪爆头。
   2. The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
      教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客，到头来却没有获得一点感激。
7. PREP-PHRASE 如违反则以…处罚
   If someone is ordered not to do something on pain of or under pain of death, imprisonment, or arrest, they will be killed, put in prison, or arrested if they do it.
   1. We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
      我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。
8. PHRASE 煞费苦心；尽心竭力
   If you take pains to do something or go to great pains to do something, you try hard to do it, because you think it is important to do it.
   1. Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights...
      社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。
   2. I had taken great pains with my appearance.
      我在自己的容貌上下了很多工夫。

1. There is a close connection between pain and tension
   疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。
2. All of those who received the true acupuncture experienced pain relief.
   所有接受了针刺治疗的人都感到疼痛减轻了。
3. I have given thanks to God for delivering me from that pain.
   我感谢上帝把我从那种痛苦中拯救出来。
4. I had slipped a disc and was frozen in a spasm of pain.
   我有一个椎间盘错位了，疼得我动弹不得。
5. Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
   疼痛和悲伤让她嘴巴发僵。
6. I gave him some brandy to ease the pain.
   我给他喝了些白兰地以减轻疼痛。
7. I could just see the pain written across her face.
   我都可以看出他脸上写满了痛苦。
8. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder
   我突然感到肩膀上一阵剧痛。
9. Mom's face was full of pain.
   妈妈的脸上写满了痛苦。
10. She screamed, her face distorted with fury and pain.
    她尖叫着，脸部因狂怒和痛苦而扭曲。
11. The pain disappeared in an instant.
    疼痛立刻就消失了。
12. There was no mistaking Magda's sincerity, or her pain.
    玛格达的真诚和痛苦都绝不可能是假装的。
13. To help ease the pain, heat can be applied to the area with a hot water bottle
    用热水瓶热敷疼痛部位有助于缓解疼痛。
14. The illness began with a nagging pain.
    那种病一开始是持续疼痛。
15. This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother
    这一下大家都知道了特德的残疾，这让母亲非常痛苦。
16. It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
    想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。
17. Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.
    美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。
18. All Corfield got for his pains was a bullet in the head
    科菲尔德千辛万苦，到头来却被一枪爆头。
19. The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
    教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客，到头来却没有获得一点感激。
20. We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
    我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。
21. Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights
    社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。
22. I had taken great pains with my appearance.
    我在自己的容貌上下了很多工夫。
23. This brought considerable relief from the pain.
    这相当大地缓解了疼痛。
24. The pain was so bad that she lost all sensation.
    太疼了，疼得她都失去了知觉。
25. They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering
    他们开始从痛苦的梦魇中慢慢恢复过来。
26. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
    对疼痛的忍耐力降低了，对感染的抵抗力也减弱了。
27. Sophia's face twisted in pain
    索菲娅疼得脸都扭曲了。
28. Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong
    疼痛是身体在告诉我们有地方出问题了。
29. We must not forget the pain when the wound has healed.
    我们不要好了伤疤忘了痛。
30. This medicine will give you release from pain.
    这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

  pain ache sore【导航词义：疼痛】

  pain n. 疼痛，痛苦

〔辨析〕指肉体上的疼痛或精神上的痛苦。

  ache n. 疼痛，苦痛

〔辨析〕指身体上隐隐的、持续的疼痛，也可喻指心中的痛，常用以构成复合词。

  sore n. 痛处，疮

〔辨析〕指身体上受到创伤或感染的疼痛部位。

n.

no pain, no gain

• 不劳则无获
  used to say that you need to suffer if you want to achieve sth

on/under pain of sth

• 违则受到某种惩罚；违则以…论处
  with the threat of having sth done to you as a punishment if you do not obey
  1. They were required to cut pollution levels, on pain of a £10 000 fine if they disobeyed.
     他们被要求降低污染水平，违则罚款1万英镑。

a pain in the neck

• 极讨厌的人（或事物）
  a person or thing that is very annoying

noun

1. a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
   1. as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain

   Synonym:    pain sensationpainful sensation

2. something or someone that causes trouble
   1. washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
   2. a bit of a bother
   3. he's not a friend, he's an infliction

   Synonym:    annoyancebotherbotherationinflictionpain in the neckpain in the ass

3. emotional distress
   1. the pain of loneliness

   Synonym:    painfulness

4. a bothersome annoying person
   1. that kid is a terrible pain

   Synonym:    pain in the necknuisance

5. a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
   1. the patient developed severe pain and distension

   Synonym:    hurting

verb

1. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

   Synonym:    troubleail

2. cause emotional anguish or make miserable
   1. It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school

   Synonym:    anguishhurt