adj.(形容词)

1. 困难的
2. 疼痛的
3. 费力的
4. 不愉快的
5. 麻烦的
6. 辛勤的
7. 引起痛苦的
8. 令人不快的
9. 恼人的
10. 细心的
11. 艰难的
12. 讨厌的

adj.(形容词)

1. 痛苦的,(肉体)疼的 causing pain
2. 费力的,伤脑筋的,棘手的 difficult or tedious

Adjective:

1. causing physical or psychological pain;

   "worked with painful slowness"
   

2. causing misery or pain or distress;

   "it was a sore trial to him"
   "the painful process of growing up"
   

3. exceptionally bad or displeasing;

   "atrocious taste"
   "abominable workmanship"
   "an awful voice"
   "dreadful manners"
   "a painful performance"
   "terrible handwriting"
   "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
   

4. causing physical discomfort;

   "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
   

1.疼痛的
If a part of your body ispainful, it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it.

e.g. Her glands were swollen andpainful...
她腺体肿痛。
e.g. Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on apainful left shin.
桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。

painfully
His tooth had started to throb painfully again.
他的牙又开始抽痛了。

2.（病、伤、手术等）令人疼痛的，引起疼痛的
If something such as an illness, injury, or operation ispainful, it causes you a lot of physical pain.

e.g. ...apainful back injury...
疼痛的背伤
e.g. Sunburn ispainful and potentially dangerous.
晒伤不仅疼，还有潜在危险。

painfully
He cracked his head painfully against the cupboard.
他的头撞到了碗柜上，很疼。

3.（情形、记忆或经历）痛苦的，难受的，恼人的
Situations, memories, or experiences that arepainful are difficult and unpleasant to deal with, and often make you feel sad and upset.

e.g. Remarks like that brought backpainful memories...
那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。
e.g. ...thepainful transition to democracy...
向民主的艰难转变

painfully
...their old relationship, which he had painfully broken off.
他痛苦地断绝了的他们之间的老交情

4.（表演或采访）令人难堪的
If a performance or interview ispainful, it is so bad that it makes you feel embarrassed for the people taking part in it.

e.g. The interview waspainful to watch.
观看那次访谈让人难堪。

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1. 痛苦：另根据n4g.com援引未注明来源之报导,IGN Playstation 编辑表示游玩Lair是重复(repetitive)且痛苦(painful)的体验,这也不是一款很好玩的游戏. IGN将在游戏上市后做出评分.

2. 痛的：pain 痛 |painful 痛的 | paint and varnish remover 除漆剂

Is your back still painful?

你的背还疼吗？

a painful death

痛苦的死亡

My ankle is still too painful to walk on.

我的脚腕子还是疼得不能走路。

a painful experience'/memory

痛苦的经历 / 回忆

Their efforts were painful to watch.

看着他们辛劳真是令人心痛。

Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.

求职可能是一个漫长而又艰难的历程。

Her glands were swollen and painful...

她腺体肿痛。

Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.

桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。

...a painful back injury...

疼痛的背伤

Sunburn is painful and potentially dangerous.

晒伤不仅疼，还有潜在危险。

Remarks like that brought back painful memories...

那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。

...the painful transition to democracy...

向民主的艰难转变

The interview was painful to watch.

观看那次访谈让人难堪。

He is seized with a painful sickness.

他得了一种痛苦的疾病.

This has been a painful lesson to me.

对我来说,这节课很伤脑筋.

A bill of exchange is a legally recognized document.

汇票是合法票据.

He gained the medal through his painful travail.

他通过艰辛的努力获得了奖牌.

We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter.

我们不应该过分深究这件痛苦的事.

The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to.

她苦难的故事使人听得难受.

He did not want to mention the painful past.

他不愿意提起过去的伤心事.

The memory came back with a painful rush.

回忆起往事心里一阵难受.

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.

His writing was slow and painful.

他写得既慢又费力.

He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.

他用力拧了一下那男孩的耳朵.

A very painful surmise arose concerning her character.

对她的人格产生了一种令人难堪的猜度.

a painful and lingering death

痛苦而拖延时日的死亡

Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.

桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。

用作定语～+ n.

1. She had a painful cut on her thumb.
   她的拇指上有个疼痛的伤口。
2. This is a painful illness.
   这是一种痛苦的疾病。
3. This has been a painful lesson to me.
   对我来说,这是一个惨痛的教训。
4. He lived a painful life.
   他过着艰辛的生活。
5. It was a painful subject.
   这是一个令人棘手的题目。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Is your wound still painful?
   你的伤口还痛吗?
2. His writing was slow and painful.
   他写得既慢又费力。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. 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。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to.
   她苦难的故事使人听得难受。

It is/was+～+(for sb) to- v

1. It is painful to admit that I was wrong.
   我承认自己错了真痛苦。
2. 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/was+～+that-clause

1. It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.
   汤姆这次考试如不及格,这是叫人痛心的。

～+名词

• painful%20cut">painful cut疼痛的伤口
• painful%20illness">painful illness痛苦的疾病
• painful%20life">painful life艰辛的生活
• painful%20subject">painful subject令人不愉快的题目

～+动词

• painful%20to%20do%20sth">painful to do sth做某事是痛苦的
• painful%20to%20see%20sth">painful to see sth看见某事是痛苦的

～+介词

• painful%20to%20sb">painful to sb对某人来说是痛苦的

• Isabella coloured suddenly, and looked away, as though some painful thought disturbed her.

  出自：A. Harding

adj.(形容词)

1. painful用作表语时,其主语不能是人。