painful

['peinfəl]

adj.痛苦的, 疼痛的, 费力的

a.

1. 疼痛的; 引起痛苦的

My back is so painful that I cannot stand upright anymore.

我的背疼痛难忍, 我现在甚至站不直了。

2. 费力的; 困难的; 麻烦的

3. 令人不快的; 恼人的

It was painful to admit that I was wrong.

承认我自己错了是件很痛苦的事。

4. 【古】细心的; 辛勤的

词形变化

副词: painfully | 名词: painfulness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.使痛的, 使痛苦的

achy  aching  hurtful  sore  tingling  biting  raw  bitter  stinging  smarting  excruciating  tender  searing  sharp

a.使烦恼的, 使不安的, 费心的, 伤脑筋的

tormenting  distressing  distressful  disquieting  disturbing  worrying  worrisome  afflictive  pestering  harassing  annoying  troublesome  vexatious  vexing  aggravating  galling  agonizing  torturous  uncomfortable  trying

a.讨厌的, 麻烦的

unpleasant  unpleasing  disagreeable  distasteful  undesirable  unwelcome  insufferable  hateful  execrable  loathsome  disgusting  odious  revolting  repellent  repulsive  nasty

a.痛苦的, 使悲伤的, 忧伤的

grievous  sad  dolorous  tragic  tragical  dismal  disheartening  melancholy  unhappy  infelicitous  lamentable  rueful  moving  touching  poignant

a.勤劳的, 费力的, 沉重的, 难以忍受的, 灾难性的, 造成灾难的

laborious  toilsome  operose  exacting  difficult  hard  tough  strenuous  arduous  uphill  hardearned  burdensome  heavy  hefty  weighty  ponderous  insupportable  unbearable  unendurable  calamitous  disastrous  

同义参见:

violent  sensitive  sticky  costly  

英英释义

形容词 painful:

causing physical or psychological pain

causing misery or pain or distress

同义词：afflictive, sore

exceptionally bad or displeasing

同义词：atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable

causing physical discomfort

同义词：irritating

补充

painfulpainful英:[ˈpeinful] 美:[ˈpenfəl]adj.1.痛苦的, (肉体)疼的She had a painful cut on her thumb.她的拇指上有个疼痛的伤口。The duty is painful to me, but it must be done.这义务对我来说很痛苦, 但它是无法避免的。The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to.她苦难的故事使人听得难受。It must have been very painful for you to tell her about the accident.把这件事情告诉她对你来说一定是很痛苦的事。It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.汤姆这次考试如不及格, 会叫人痛心的。2.费力的, 伤脑筋的, 棘手的This has been a painful lesson to me.对我来说, 这节课很伤脑筋。His writing was slow and painful.他写得既慢又费力。

例句

1. Her mammary glands were swollen and painful.她的乳腺又肿又痛。 2. a painful back injury让人疼痛的背伤 3. She had undergone years of painful treatment.她已经做了多年痛苦的治疗。 4. His diaries recorded the painful process of growing up.他的日记记录了他痛苦的成长经历。 5. The painful transition to democracy began in 2007.向民主的艰难过渡始于2007年。 6. The interview was painful to watch.这个访谈节目很糟糕。 7. her ankle was very painful.她的踝部很疼。 8. painful feet.感到疼痛的双脚。 9. a painful knock.疼痛的一击。 10. a painful experience.难受的经历。 11. change is inevitably slow and painful.改变总是既缓慢又痛苦。 12. their attempts at reggae are painful.他们尝试跳瑞格舞，跳得差极了。 13. A wasp sting can be very painful.给黄蜂螫到很痛的。 14. The break-up of their marriage was very painful for the children.他们婚姻破裂对孩子们来说是很痛苦的。 15. I got a painful sunburn.我晒伤了，感觉疼 16. a painful skin condition皮肤疼痛 17. His ankle is swollen and painful to the touch. [=his ankle hurts if he touches it]他的脚踝肿起来了，一碰就疼。 18. We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.我们不能漠视我们国家痛苦的奴隶史。 19. His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.他的问题引起了很多痛苦的记忆。 20. It was painful to watch.看着就感到悲伤。