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painful
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Derivatives :
n
painfulness
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adv
painfully
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- painful
['peɪnful]
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adjective
[+back]
[ joint]
[ swelling etc]
(physically) 疼痛的
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2.
adjective
[+treatment]
[ blow]
[ spasm etc]
痛苦的
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3.
adjective
[+memory]
[ decision]
[ situation]
[ sight]
(upsetting,unpleasant) 讨厌的
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4.
adjective
[+performance]
[ interview]
(embarrassing) 令人难堪的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- painful
[ˈpeɪnfʊl]
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1.
adjective
令人痛苦的
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His belly was beginning to pull itself into painful spasms.
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他的肚子开始出现令人痛苦的痉挛。
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2.
adjective
痛苦的,难过的
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To change mothers at twenty-one months old must be a very painful experience.
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在21个月大的时候换了个母亲是件很痛苦的经历。
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3.
adjective
糟糕透的,极差的
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His painful singing is difficult to watch.
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他糟糕的唱歌很难让人看下去。
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4.
adjective
令人不适的
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Sitting cross-legged on the floor for a lecture was a painful business.
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盘脚坐在地板上听课是件很不舒服的事情。
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Bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful.
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被墨蚊叮咬不仅仅让人感觉不舒服,而且会感觉很疼。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- painful
['peɪnfυl]
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adj
causing pain; distressing
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a painful duty
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2.
adj
affected with pain
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a painful leg
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3.
adj
tedious or difficult
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4.
adj
[Spoken]
extremely bad
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a painful performance
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Examples
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a long, painful lecture
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一次使人厌烦的长篇讲演
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The condition makes it painful and dangerous for him to walk long distances.
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这种情况让他在长距离行走中感到疼痛,而且还很危险。
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Being blind must be so painful because you can't even see your own mother's face.
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失明一定非常痛苦,因为你甚至连自己母亲的脸都看不到。
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The funeral was a painful experience.
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那次追悼会是个痛苦的经历。
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The tiger died a painful death.
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老虎在疼痛中死去了。
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My acquistion of calculus was a slow and painful process.
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我掌握微积分的过程是缓慢而又痛苦的。
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