词组 | painful |
释义 | painful /ˈpeɪnfəl/ adjective 1. causing physical painadverbsextremely/incredibly/terribly painful Back problems can be incredibly painful.excruciatingly painful (=extremely painful – used for emphasis) The sting of this insect is excruciatingly painful.verbsbe/feel painful His stomach felt painful and he was sweating a lot.nounsa painful condition An operation is often the only cure for this painful condition.a painful death He died a slow and painful death.a painful injury/wound Some players continue playing despite painful injuries.2. unpleasant or making you feel upsetadverbsextremely/intensely/terribly painful It was an extremely painful decision to leave the house.unbearably painful My last conversation with him was unbearably painful.nounsa painful memory The photograph brought back painful memories.a painful experience Divorce is usually a painful experience.a painful process It was just part of the painful process of growing up.a painful time/period The country went through a painful period of adjustment.a painful decision I made the painful decision to move far away from my family.a painful reminder Everything in the house was a painful reminder of the past.a painful lesson I learnt a painful lesson about investing money.the painful truth They wanted to keep the painful truth from their children.painful feelings/emotions Patients are encouraged to talk about their painful feelings.prepositionspainful for/to sb The separation was painful for them. |
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