painful

【发音】

美 /'penfl/ 英 /'peinfl/

【翻译】

1. adj.痛苦的，疼痛的，令人不快的

   英释:if a part of your body is painful, it hurts

【短语】

1. painful lessons : 惨痛的教训

【例句】

1. stiff painful joints

   僵硬疼痛的关节

2. Is your arm very painful?

   你的手臂很疼吗？

3. The neck becomes swollen and painful to the touch (= hurts when you touch it ) .

   脖子肿起来了，一碰就疼。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...he said my stings are a bit painful but I am pleased that all worked out and I could help...

2. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...often gets painful “flashbacks”，in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness...

3. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...they are also the people who care enough to see you through this painful realization...

4. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Wilsons of the world as the painful obligation to explain the racial facts of life to someone who hadn't quite learned them yet...

5. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...telecoms and the news business that were painful for existing firms but welcomed by millions of consumers...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.痛苦的；疼痛的；令人不快的

   hurt/bitter/miserable/

【同根词】

1. adj

   painless : 无痛的；不痛的

   pained : 悲痛的；受痛苦的

2. adv

   painfully : 痛苦地，费力地

   painlessly : 无痛苦地，不费力地

3. n

   pain : 疼痛；努力

   painfulness : 痛苦；可怜

4. v

   pained : 使…痛苦（pain的过去式）

5. vi

   pain : 感到疼痛；引起疼痛

6. vt

   pain : 使…痛苦；使…烦恼