PAIN1 pain2 when a part of your body feels painful3 to feel pain4 when something makes someone feel pain5 when there is no painRELATED WORDSto reduce pain 减轻痛苦REDUCE (2)see alsoHURT/INJUREILL/SICKILLNESS/DISEASESUFFERMEDICAL TREATMENTDOCTORDRUG1 pain 疼痛pain /peɪn/ [countable/uncountable noun]the feeling you have when part of your body hurts 疼痛，疼 The pain is getting worse. 疼痛越来越剧烈。 You won't feel any pain during the operation. 手术过程中不会感到一丝疼痛。 He told the doctor he was suffering from chest pains. 他告诉医生说胸口痛。a pain in your chest/leg/back etc In college, Durban began to suffer from headaches and pain in his arms and legs 上大学时，杜尔班开始头痛以及四肢疼痛。severe/excruciating painvery bad pain 剧痛 A slipped disc can cause severe back pain. 椎间盘滑脱会引起背部剧痛。ease the painmake you feel less pain 缓解疼痛 The drug is often used to ease the pain of dying cancer patients. 这种药经常用于缓解癌症患者临终前的疼痛。labor pains (American) / labour pains (British)before giving birth 分娩的阵痛 Kerry had to drive herself to the hospital when the labor pains began. 分娩的阵痛开始出现，克丽不得不自己开车去医院。ache /eɪk/ [countable noun]a pain that continues for a long time but is not very sharp 〔持续时间长但不剧烈的〕疼痛 The ache in my leg muscles had almost gone. 我腿部肌肉的疼痛差不多消失了。dull achea continuous annoying ache 隐隐作痛 Lisa felt a dull ache spreading up her arm. 莉萨感到整条手臂隐隐作痛。headache/toothache/backache/stomach ache /ˈhedeɪk, ˈtuːθ-eɪk, ˈbækeɪk, ˈstʌmək eɪk/ [countable/uncountable noun]a continuous pain in a part of your body 头痛/牙痛/背痛/胃痛have/get a headache I always get a headache when I've been using the computer. 我用电脑时总是会头痛。have toothache/backache/stomach acheBritish I'm not surprised you have stomach ache - you eat too fast. 你胃痛我并不奇怪—你吃得太快了。have a toothache/a backache/a stomach acheAmerican I had a backache after fifteen minutes of shovelling snow. 铲了15分钟雪后我感到背痛。a splitting headachea very bad headache 剧烈的头痛 We were planning to go out last night, but Marcia had a splitting headache. 昨晚我们打算外出，但马西娅头痛欲裂。aches and pains /ˌeɪks ən ˈpeɪnz/ [noun phrase]many small pains which you feel at the same time, especially when you move, for example as the result of too much exercise or growing old 身上的多处疼痛〔如因过量的运动或年老而引起〕 Grandma said that apart from a few aches and pains she was feeling quite well. 奶奶说，除了身上有几处疼痛之外，她感觉很好。 Jenny ran slower and slower, complaining all the way of various aches and pains. 珍妮越跑越慢，一路上抱怨身上多处疼痛。spasm /ˈspæzəm/ [countable noun]a sudden sharp pain which makes your body or part of your body shake uncontrollably for a short time 痉挛；抽搐 He lay on the ground, breathless and frightened, waiting for the next spasm. 他躺在地上，呼吸急促，内心恐惧，不知道接着什么时候又会抽搐起来。spasm of pain A spasm of pain twisted Cheviot's face. 一阵抽痛使歇维尔的脸部扭曲了起来。muscle spasm The muscle spasms started in his lower left leg and spread upwards. 肌肉痉挛从他的左腿下方开始并向上蔓延。twinge /twɪndʒ/ [countable noun]a sudden but not severe pain that comes and then disappears quickly 刺痛；阵痛 I'd had the odd twinge now and again, but my heart-attack was totally unexpected. 我有时感觉到一阵奇怪的刺痛，但从未料想会得心脏病。twinge of pain/rheumatism etc George felt a twinge of pain in his ankle from when he had slipped on the ice. 乔治在冰面上滑倒之后，就觉得脚踝有一阵刺痛感。2 when a part of your body feels painful 身体部位疼痛painful /ˈpeɪnfəl/ [adjective]a part of your body that feels painful makes you feel pain 疼痛的 Jim's knee was still painful where he had fallen on it. 吉姆摔倒时膝部着地的地方还在痛。 The child suffered painful stomach cramps and vomiting after drinking one of the contaminated drinks. 那个孩子喝了被污染的饮料便腹绞痛，还吐了。sore /sɔːʳ/ [adjective]a part of your body that is sore hurts when you touch or use it, and is often red 〔发炎〕痛的 His eyes looked red and sore, as if he had been rubbing them. 他的双眼看上去又红又痛，好像他一直在揉似的。 Martin was unable to score at all in the game, complaining of a sore knee. 马丁说膝部痛，比赛中根本无法得分。sore throat She missed more than ten performances that year due to a persistent sore throat and cough. 由于一直嗓子痛和咳嗽，那年她错过了十多场演出。tender /ˈtendəʳ/ [adjective]a part of the body that is tender is painful when it is touched 一触即痛的 My mouth was tender and swollen where he had hit me. 我嘴上被他打过的地方一碰就痛，还肿了起来。 Now I'm going to press down on several places around your knee, and you tell me when it feels tender. 现在我要按压你膝部周围的几处地方，哪里痛就告诉我。hurt /hɜːʳt/ [intransitive verb]if a part of your bodyhurts, you feel pain in it, for example because you have hit it or cut it, or because you are ill 痛 My neck felt stiff and my shoulder hurt. 我的脖子感到僵硬而且肩膀痛。 I fell and banged my knee, and it really hurts. 我摔了一跤，撞伤了膝盖，痛得很。ache /eɪk/ [intransitive verb]if a part of your bodyaches, you feel a pain in it that is continuous but not very strong - use this about pains in your arms, legs, or back, or in your head or stomach 痛；隐隐作痛〔用于指手臂、腿、背、头或胃部的疼痛〕 My arms ached from carrying all the groceries. 拿着那么多食品杂货，我的胳膊都痛了。 She felt hot and her head was beginning to ache. 她感觉很热，头开始痛起来。 I went to dance class last week, and I've been aching ever since. 上周我去上了舞蹈课，此后一直浑身疼痛。sting /stɪŋ/ [intransitive verb]to hurt with a sudden sharp pain for a short time - use this about your eyes or your skin 刺痛〔用于指眼睛或皮肤〕 The smoke made our eyes sting. 烟雾使我两眼刺痛。 His cheek stung where his mother had slapped him. 他脸上被母亲扇过耳光的地方火辣辣的疼。throb /θrɒbǁθrɑːb/ [intransitive verb]if a part of your body throbs you feel pain that seems to get stronger and weaker in a regular repeated pattern 抽痛 By late afternoon my head was throbbing, and I couldn't see straight. 到了下午晚些时候，我的头阵阵抽痛，而且看不清东西。 He limped heavily, nursing his throbbing ankle. 他跛得厉害，阵阵抽痛的脚踝还没康复。a throbbing pain I felt a throbbing pain in my left shin, and pulled up my trouser leg to see what was causing it. 我感到左胫部阵阵抽痛，于是撩起裤脚看看是怎么回事。3 to feel pain 感到痛feel/have a pain in /ˌfiːl, ˌhæv ə ˈpeɪn ɪn/ [verb phrase not in progressive]to have a pain in a particular part of your body 有疼痛感 She came into casualty complaining that she had a pain in her side. 她走进急诊室，说胁部疼痛。 The next morning, after feeling a sharp pain in his fingers, Gonzalez was treated for frostbite at City Hospital. 第二天早上，冈萨雷斯觉得手指剧痛，便到市立医院去治疗冻伤。be in pain /biː ɪn ˈpeɪn/ [verb phrase]to be experiencing a lot of pain 感到疼痛 Young children cry if they are in pain, if they are hungry or if they are left alone. 年幼的儿童感到疼痛、饥饿或是孤独无伴时会哭。 Someone was crying, as if they were in pain. 有人在哭，好像是处于痛苦之中。be in constant painbe in pain all the time 不断疼痛 Some of these patients are very sick and in constant pain. 这些病人中有一些病得很厉害，一直受着疼痛的折磨。be in a lot of pain/be in great pain Caroline's been in a lot of pain since the operation. 手术后，卡罗琳一直经受着剧痛。be in agony /biː ɪn ˈægəni/ [verb phrase]to feel a lot of very severe pain 感到剧痛 He was in agony. We had to carry him up the stairs. 他痛得很厉害。我们不得不把他抬到楼上。 My mother lived for four more days, but she was in agony. 母亲多活了四天，但她承受了剧痛。4 when something makes someone feel pain 某物使某人感到疼痛hurt /hɜːʳt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]if something or someonehurts you, they make you feel pain 痛；弄痛 Did it hurt when they stuck the needle in? 他们把针扎进去的时候痛吗？ Stop it - you're hurting me. 住手—你弄痛我了。sting /stɪŋ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to cause a sudden sharp pain on your skin or in your eyes for a short time 〔皮肤或眼睛〕刺痛 The antiseptic might sting a little. 这杀菌剂可能会引起一点刺痛感。 The smoke stung my eyes. 烟雾刺痛了我的双眼。irritate /ˈɪrɪteɪt, ˈɪrəteɪt/ [transitive verb]if a substanceirritates a part of your body, especially your eyes or your skin, it makes it become sore 使疼痛〔尤指眼睛或皮肤〕 The pollen irritated my eyes, which were red and streaming with tears. 花粉使我的双眼发痛、发红，泪流不止。 Nineteen percent of women will still use a beauty product, even if it irritates their skin. 百分之十九的女性使用一种化妆品后，即使皮肤刺痛还会继续使用。irritation /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən, ˌɪrəˈteɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] Stop using the cream immediately if it causes irritation. 如果引起皮肤刺痛，请立即停止使用该乳霜。agonizing/excruciating /ˈægənaɪzɪŋ, ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/ [adjective]if pain or a particular movement is agonizing or excruciating, it is extremely strong so that you are almost unable to move or do something 造成剧痛的 The pain moved to my elbow, and it became agonizing to even lift my arm. 疼痛转移到了我的肘部，就连抬一下胳膊都痛得受不了。 The excruciating pain in his kidneys made him gasp. 肾脏的剧痛使他直喘气。be agony /biː ˈægəni/ [verb phrase]especially British, informalif something you do or something someone does to you is agony, it hurts a lot 【尤英，非正式】痛极了 It was agony having my tooth removed - I don't think the dentist knew what he was doing. 拔牙痛极了—我觉得那个牙医不知道自己干了些什么。 Climbing five flights of stairs with all those bags was absolute bloody agony. 拿着那么多行李走五段楼梯绝对是很痛苦的事。5 when there is no pain 不痛not hurt /nɒt ˈhɜːʳt/ [verb phrase]if somethingdoes not hurt, it is not painful 不痛 I twisted my ankle a little, but it doesn't hurt. 我扭了一下脚踝，但是不痛。 Don't worry - it's a very quick procedure and it won't hurt. 别担心——疗程很快就完成，不痛的。painless /ˈpeɪnləs/ [adjective]something that ispainless does not hurt - use this especially when someone is worried that it might hurt 无痛的〔尤用于别人担心可能会痛时〕 The operation is simple and painless. 这种手术很简单，而且不痛。not feel a thing /nɒt ˌfiːl ə ˈθɪŋ/ [verb phrase]spokento not feel any pain at all 【口】一点不痛 Don't worry about the injection - you won't feel a thing. 不要怕打针—一点都不痛的。 The guys who were fighting were so drunk, I'm sure they didn't feel a thing. 打架的那些家伙醉得很厉害，我敢肯定他们感觉不到一点痛。