painful

painful

英[ˈpeɪnfl]美[ˈpeɪnfl]

adj.令人疼痛的，令人痛苦的，不愉快的；

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

You’re behind the times if you think a visit to the dentist has to be painful.如果你还以为看牙很疼的话你就落伍了。

a deeply shocking and painful discovery令人深感震惊并极为痛苦的发现

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

painful sex and loss of libido性交痛疼与性欲减退

the infliction of extremely painful punishment极端痛苦的惩罚的实行

She has just disentangled herself from a painful relationship.她刚刚摆脱一段痛苦的感情。

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

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

I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on...我不再去回忆那些痛苦不堪的往事了。

英语四级真题

It frees us from painful memories.

Bill, for instance, often gets painful flashbacks, in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.

Conveniently, they are also the people who care enough to see you through this painful realization.

Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms—a process that is often extremely painful, but also almost always meaningful.

In the process he brought about great changes in computing, music, telecoms and the news business that were painful for existing firms but welcomed by millions of consumers.

A woman encouraged to try knitting and crocheting after developing an autoimmune disease that caused a lot of hand pain reported on the Craft Yam Council site that her hands are now less stiff and painful.

Bill, for instance, often gets painful "flashbacks", in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.

Conveniently, they are also the people who care enough to see you through this painful realization.

Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms— a process that is often extremely painful, but also almost always meaningful.

He said: "My stings are a bit painful but I am pleased it all worked out and I could help."

英语六级真题

Her son Doug is one of several hundred thousand high-school seniors who had a painful fall.

They make operations less painful.

In the video clips, the babies made various facial expressions in response to real life events including playful interactions and painful ones.

The prospect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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英英词典释义

Adjective

1. causing physical or psychological pain;

2. causing misery or pain or distress;

3. exceptionally bad or displeasing;

4. causing physical discomfort;