pang
pang — noun
- pangsingular
- pangsplural
1. a short, intense feeling of pain that arrives without warning and may affect eit
a short, intense feeling of pain that arrives without warning and may affect either the body or the emotions — for example, a pang of hunger in the stomach or a pang of guilt over something you did wrong.
As Jenna watched the old couple holding hands, she felt a sudden pang of loneliness.
Hunger pangs in his stomach reminded Takeshi that he had skipped breakfast.
compound noun: hunger pangs
A pang of guilt hit Anjali when she realised she had forgotten her mother's birthday.
Zola felt a pang of sadness as she walked past the empty playground.
Hugo felt a pang of envy when his friend got the promotion he wanted.
文法句型
a pang of + [emotion/sensation]
hunger/birth/growth + pangs
用法筆記
The noun is most common in the pattern 'a pang of + [emotion or physical sensation]' or in compound forms like 'hunger pangs' and 'birth pangs'. It is countable but frequently used in the singular.
常見錯誤
pang — verb
- pangpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pangs3rd person singular
- panging-ing form
- pangedpast simple
1. to cause someone to suffer a sharp emotional pain, as if being pierced by a pang
to cause someone to suffer a sharp emotional pain, as if being pierced by a pang; to trouble deeply.
The memory of their last quarrel still panged his heart with regret.
transitive verb: memory panged his heart
Guilt panged her conscience for years after the accident.
Regret panged Defne every time she passed the café where they used to meet.
The sight of the empty house panged Ignacio with a deep sense of loss.
文法句型
something pangs someone
用法筆記
This verb is extremely rare in modern English. It appears almost exclusively in literary or poetic writing. In everyday speech, 'torment', 'trouble', or 'cause pain' are used instead.