pains

英 [peɪnz]

美 [peɪnz]

n.  (身体上的)疼痛; 痛苦; 苦恼; 烦恼; 讨厌的人(或事); 令人头痛的人(或事)
v.  使痛苦; 使苦恼
pain的第三人称单数和复数

习惯用语

n.

be at pains to do sth
• 下苦功；花大力气
  to put a lot of effort into doing sth correctly
• She was at great pains to stress the advantages of the new system.
  她极力强调新制度的优点。
for your pains
• 作为回报；作为答谢
  as payment, reward or thanks for sth you have done
• I told her what I thought and got a mouthful of abuse for my pains!
  我跟她讲了我的想法，而得到的回报竟是破口大骂！
take (great) pains (to do sth)go to great pains (to do sth)
• 兢兢业业地做某事；费力地做某事
  to put a lot of effort into doing sth
• The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret.
  这对夫妇煞费苦心，对计划守口如瓶。
take (great) pains with/over sth
• 小心翼翼地做某事
  to do sth very carefully
• He always takes great pains with his lectures.
  他总是仔细用心地准备讲稿。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 痛；疼痛
  Painis the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill.
  1. ...back pain.
     背痛
  2. ...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain...
     造成剧痛的骨病
  3. To help ease the pain, heat can be applied to the area with a hot water bottle...
     用热水瓶热敷疼痛部位有助于缓解疼痛。
  4. I felt a sharp pain in my lower back...
     我感觉到后腰一阵剧痛。
  5. The illness began with a nagging pain.
     那种病一开始是持续疼痛。
  6. ...chest pains.
     胸痛
• N-UNCOUNT 痛苦；悲痛
  Painis the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens.
  1. ...grey eyes that seemed filled with pain.
     似乎充满了痛苦的灰眼睛
• VERB 使痛苦；使苦恼
  If a fact or ideapainsyou, it makes you feel upset and disappointed.
  1. This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother...
     这一下大家都知道了特德的残疾，这让母亲非常痛苦。
  2. It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
     想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。
• 讨厌鬼，烦心事（英国英语亦用a pain in the arse, a pain in the backside等，美国英语亦用a pain in the ass, a pain in the butt等，但多数人认为具冒犯意味）
  In informal English, if you call someone or somethinga painora pain in the neck, you mean that they are very annoying or irritating. Expressions such asa pain in the arseanda pain in the backsidein British English, ora pain in the assanda pain in the buttin American English, are also used, but most people consider them offensive.
• PHRASE （尤指为避免困境而）急切想做，迫切想要做
  If someoneis at pains todo something, they are very eager and anxious to do it, especially because they want to avoid a difficult situation.
  1. Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.
     美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。
• PHRASE 作为辛劳的回报；付出千辛万苦，到头来却…
  You say that something was all you gotforyourpainswhen you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
  1. All Corfield got for his pains was a bullet in the head...
     科菲尔德千辛万苦，到头来却被一枪爆头。
  2. The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
     教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客，到头来却没有获得一点感激。
• PREP-PHRASE 如违反则以…处罚
  If someone is ordered not to do somethingon pain oforunder pain ofdeath, imprisonment, or arrest, they will be killed, put in prison, or arrested if they do it.
  1. We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
     我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。
• PHRASE 煞费苦心；尽心竭力
  If youtake pains todo something orgo to great pains todo something, you try hard to do it, because you think it is important to do it.
  1. Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights...
     社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。
  2. I had taken great pains with my appearance.
     我在自己的容貌上下了很多工夫。

英英释义

noun

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal
  Synonym:strivingnisusstrain

双语例句

• I had taken great pains with my appearance.
  我在自己的容貌上下了很多工夫。
• It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
  想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。
• They've stopped the project and will write this off as part of the growing pains of a new organization.
  他们已经叫停并将取消该项目，将其视作新机构发展过程中必须经历的一种痛楚。
• I thought the pains meant I was going into labour.
  我还以为这些疼痛意味着我要生了呢。
• On New Year's Eve he confided that he had suffered rather troubling chest pains
  新年前夜，他诉说他胸口疼得相当厉害。
• Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.
  美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。
• There's some sympathy for this new country's growing pains, but that sympathy is fast wearing out.
  一些人对这个新国家建国初期遇到的困难表示同情，但是那种同情很快就消失了。
• He has pains [ pain; a pain] in the arm.
  他手臂痛。
• She took great pains with her English lessons and got high marks.
  她下苦功学习英语，获得了高分。
• The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
  教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客，到头来却没有获得一点感激。