painful

英 ['peɪnfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美['penfl]
  • adj. 痛苦的;疼痛的;令人不快的

英文词源


painful (adj.)
mid-14c., from pain (n.) + -ful. Related: Painfully; painfulness.

双语例句


1. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective.
经济改革仍将举步维艰,毫无成效。

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2. It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
把疖子切开是很痛的。

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3. He found the transition to boarding school excruciatingly painful.
他发现转到寄宿学校极其痛苦。

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4. It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected.
这远不如戴维所料想的那么痛苦。

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5. Painful memories were dragged up for Tina during the filming.
在拍摄过程中蒂娜又被勾起了那些痛苦回忆。

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