painful

painfulpainfulD.J.:[ˈpeinful]K.K.:[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。

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painful['peinfl]adj.1.■使痛的；使受伤痛的2.■需要费力的；费心的；伤脑筋的3.■让人痛苦的；让人难受的4.■讨厌的；麻烦的；令人烦恼的5.■[古语]细心的；勤恳的

painfulpainful[ˈpeinful]adj.1.■疼痛的; 使痛苦的2.■讨厌的, 使人厌烦的3.■费力[心]的, 棘手的4.■[古]细心的, 辛勤的painful tooth牙疼a painful experience痛苦的经历painful lessons惨痛教训be painful to sb.对某人是痛苦的with painful care煞费苦心地a painful problem棘手的问题with painful slowness慢得使人厌烦地a painful duty艰苦的任务

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继承用法painfullyadv.painfulnessn.