pain
pain — 名詞
1. an unpleasant physical feeling that tells you a part of your body is hurt or sic
疼痛
身體受傷或生病時的不舒服感覺
an unpleasant physical feeling that tells you a part of your body is hurt or sick
A sharp pain ran through Ava's ankle after the long jump.
Ava 跳遠後，腳踝突然傳來一陣刺痛。
collocation: sharp pain
Mr. Chen felt chest pain while carrying boxes up the stairs.
Mr. Chen 搬箱子上樓時，胸口感到疼痛。
pattern: pain in the chest area
The pain in Hana's tooth grew worse after iced water.
Hana 喝了冰水後，牙齒的疼痛變得更嚴重。
After the fall, Leo was in pain but still smiling.
摔倒後，Leo 明明很痛，還是繼續笑著。
Nina rubbed her lower back when the pain returned at night.
夜裡那股疼痛又回來時，Nina 揉了揉下背。
- ache
usually suggests a steady pain rather than a sudden one
- soreness
often used for pain after exercise or pressure
- discomfort
weaker and less serious than pain
文法句型
pain in + body part
be in pain
feel pain
用法筆記
Often used with 'in' plus a body part, as in 'pain in my knee' or 'pain in her back'. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about feelings in the mind rather than the body.
常見錯誤
2. strong unhappiness in your mind or heart, especially after loss, shock, or worry
傷痛
失去或打擊帶來的內心痛苦
strong unhappiness in your mind or heart, especially after loss, shock, or worry
After the divorce, the empty apartment caused Sam and Ellie deep pain.
離婚後，那間空蕩蕩的公寓讓 Sam 和 Ellie 感到深深的傷痛。
pattern: cause someone pain
Losing the dog left Maya with a deep pain inside.
失去那隻狗，讓 Maya 心裡留下深深的傷痛。
Rafael's joke hid the pain from losing his restaurant.
Rafael 用玩笑掩飾失去餐廳的傷痛。
Even after the show, the singer's pain stayed clear in her voice.
就算表演結束了，歌手聲音裡的痛苦還是很明顯。
Writing letters helped Mei face the pain after her son's death.
寫信幫助 Mei 面對兒子過世後的傷痛。
文法句型
cause someone pain
feel pain after + loss
hide the pain
用法筆記
Common after words about loss, death, divorce, or betrayal. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is inner suffering, not a hurt feeling in the body.
3. someone or something that keeps annoying you or making life harder
麻煩；討厭鬼
很煩人的人或事
someone or something that keeps annoying you or making life harder
That broken printer is a pain when the office is busy.
辦公室忙的時候，那台壞掉的印表機真的很麻煩。
pattern: be a pain
Jake's younger cousin can be a real pain on road trips.
Jake 的表弟在公路旅行時有時真是個討厭鬼。
informal: a real pain
Filling out three forms for one pass was a pain.
為了一張通行證要填三張表，真是麻煩。
Wet shoes are a pain during a full day at school.
鞋子濕掉時，整天在學校都會很麻煩。
The old gate became a pain after the lock bent.
鎖歪掉後，那扇舊門就變得很麻煩。
文法句型
be a pain
a pain to + verb
a real pain
用法筆記
Very common in the pattern 'be a pain'. It usually describes an everyday problem or an irritating person, often in a mildly humorous way rather than a very serious complaint.
常見錯誤
pain — 動詞
1. to make someone feel sad and troubled
使難過
使人因某事心裡難受
to make someone feel sad and troubled
It pains Maria to watch her father forget her name.
看著父親忘記自己的名字，讓 Maria 很難過。
pattern: it pains someone to + verb
The photo pained Noah because his brother is no longer alive.
那張照片讓 Noah 很難過，因為他哥哥已經不在人世了。
It pained the coach to cut Mina from the team.
要把 Mina 從隊上刷掉，讓教練很難過。
Seeing the empty shop still pained Mrs. Lin after retirement.
退休後，看見那間空店面仍讓 Mrs. Lin 心裡難受。
The letter pained Eric, but he read it twice.
那封信讓 Eric 很難過，但他還是讀了兩遍。
文法句型
it pains someone to + verb
something pains someone
用法筆記
Often used in the pattern 'it pains me to ...', especially when someone says something regretfully or with sympathy. Unlike the dropped physical verb use, this retained learner sense is about emotional hurt.