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pain /peɪn/► SEE ALLon/under pain of stha pain in the neck ●on/under pain of sth (formal) with the threat of having sth done to you as a punishment if you do not obey a command 违则受到…惩罚;违则以…论处◆They were forbidden on pain of death to talk to any of the other prisoners. 他们被禁止与任何其他囚犯交谈,违者要处死。◆We were told to pay within three days, on pain of a €1 000 fine if we didn’t. 我们被告知要在三天之内付款,逾期要处以 1 000 欧元的罚款。●a pain in the ˈneck (BrE also a pain in the ˈarse[taboo]/ˈbum/ˈbackside) (NAmE also a pain in the ˈass[taboo]/ˈbutt) (informal) a person or thing that you find annoying 极讨厌的人(或事物)◆Her new boyfriend is a real pain in the neck — he never stops talking. 她的新男友可真讨厌,说起话来总是喋喋不休。 |