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  • Derivatives : n  painfulness ; adv  painfully
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

painful ['peɪnful]
  1. 1. adjective [+back] [ joint] [ swelling etc] (physically) 疼痛
  2. 2. adjective [+treatment] [ blow] [ spasm etc] 痛苦
  3. 3. adjective [+memory] [ decision] [ situation] [ sight] (upsetting,unpleasant) 讨厌
  4. 4. adjective [+performance] [ interview] (embarrassing) 令人难堪的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

painful [ˈpeɪnfʊl]
  1. 1. adjective 令人痛苦的
    His belly was beginning to pull itself into painful spasms.
    他的肚子开始出现令人痛苦的痉挛
  2. 2. adjective 痛苦的,难过
    To change mothers at twenty-one months old must be a very painful experience.
    在21个月大的时候换了个母亲是件很痛苦经历
  3. 3. adjective 糟糕透的,极差
    His painful singing is difficult to watch.
    糟糕唱歌很难让人看下去
  4. 4. adjective 令人不适
    Sitting cross-legged on the floor for a lecture was a painful business.
    盘脚坐在地板听课是件很不舒服的事情
    Bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful.
    被墨蚊叮咬不仅仅让人感觉不舒服而且感觉很疼。

Collins English-English Dictionary

painful ['peɪnfυl]
  1. 1. adj causing pain; distressing
    a painful duty
  2. 2. adj affected with pain
    a painful leg
  3. 3. adj tedious or difficult
  4. 4. adj [Spoken] extremely bad
    a painful performance

Examples

a long, painful lecture
一次使人厌烦的长篇讲演
The condition makes it painful and dangerous for him to walk long distances.
这种情况让他在长距离行走中感到疼痛,而且还很危险。
Being blind must be so painful because you can't even see your own mother's face.
失明一定非常痛苦,因为你甚至连自己母亲的脸都看不到。
The funeral was a painful experience.
那次追悼会是个痛苦的经历。
The tiger died a painful death.
老虎在疼痛中死去了。
My acquistion of calculus was a slow and painful process.
我掌握微积分的过程是缓慢而又痛苦的。

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