Definition of pain in English:

pain

noun peɪnpeɪn

mass noun

1Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury.
病痛；伤痛
she's in great pain
她很疼。
count noun chest pains
Example sentencesExamples
- She was in constant pain and her physical movements were restricted.
- She added as an ex-nurse she believed it was hard to find the cause of pain or injury without an examination.
- Since the accident at 12, my life had dissolved into pain, illness, weakness and exhaustion.
- One of his lawyers said the singer was still in pain from a back injury and would rest through the weekend.
- She was feeling the limits of her body and the pain of her wounds more surely than she could ever remember.
- She said: ‘His wife suffered chest pains and whiplash injuries.’
- The accident dissolved my life into illness, weakness, pain and exhaustion, cold and hunger.
- Too much rest, or attempts to shield the injured part of your back when you move for fear of pain or making the injury worse, may hinder recovery.
- She is recovering at home from her injuries but still suffers pain when lifted, according to her family.
- But he has been left in agonising pain with serious injuries to his back, head and legs.
- They endure physical pain and the constant possibility of a career-ending injury.
- The first sign of decay may be a sensation of pain when eating something sweet, very cold or very hot.
- Some of the people in the elders' ward are obviously in physical pain.
- Mr McLean said his illness caused pain and confusion for his family, friends and himself.
- But he did not feel hungry because he was in such pain from his injuries and could only concentrate on trying to get out.
- Patients and their physicians are familiar with acute pain or pain caused by injury.
- Dr Tynan claims he has suffered extreme pain due to the injury which he blames on the negligence of the hotel.
- I'd like to think he wouldn't have left us if he hadn't also been in physical pain.
- Her son Sean was born with a serious genetic disorder which means, among other things, that he can't feel physical pain.
- Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal illness of wide-spread pain and profound fatigue.
Synonyms
suffering, agony, affliction, torture, torment, discomfort, soreness
ache, aching, soreness, hurt, throb, throbbing, smarting, pricking, sting, stinging, twinge, shooting pain, stab, pang, spasm
stitch, cramp
discomfort, irritation, stiffness, tenderness
1. 1.1 Mental suffering or distress.
  痛苦；悲痛
  the pain of loss
  失去亲友的痛苦。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, I was in a great deal of confusion, distress and pain over the weekend.
  I was so used to emotional pain right now that I hadn't known physical pain could be just as bad.
  The Special Adjudicator was right to consider whether it amounted to severe mental pain and suffering.
  The pain from my injuries disappeared as emotional pain caused by my actions took hold.
  She appeared to be in a great deal of physical and emotional pain, and her face was still so young and pristine.
  Of that sum £135,000 was in respect of pain, suffering and loss of amenity.
  What was emotional pain was now becoming physical pain and getting worse by the day.
  But forcing everyone to take part in research would bring substantial pain and distress for some people.
  Since being refused compensation Rosie has appealed and applied for a payment based on the family's pain and suffering.
  This vandalism has caused much distress and pain to the families of those whose graves were destroyed.
  The family is in pain or in distress, and the therapist is called upon to help them and to find a way out of their dilemma.
  However, I think these guys are mixing up physical pain and psychological pain.
  And we should champion policies that increase the ranks of the former while alleviating the pain suffered by the latter.
  What is it that makes us think we have the right to view other people's pain, loss and grief?
  Apart from my heart was swelling so much I thought it may explode, all my mental pain was gone.
  We are not saying that feelings of sadness and pain over the loss of life is inappropriate.
  More recently forms of aversion therapy and mental pain have been recognized in many psychiatric procedures.
  It was also to remember her journey through pain, sorrow, loss and deprivation.
  Being with people we don't like gives us pain; mainly emotional but it could be physical pain too.
  The pain of loss and grief of the relatives of those killed has been widely covered and is sometimes too painful to bare.
  Synonyms
  sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sadness, unhappiness, distress, desolation, misery, wretchedness, despair, desperation, mental suffering, emotional suffering, trauma
  bitterness, anguish, affliction, tribulation, vexation, woe, agony, torment, torture
2. 1.2informal An annoying or tedious person or thing.
  she's a pain
  她很疼。
  it's not a huge problem—just a bit of a pain
  Synonyms
  nuisance, pest, bother, vexation, irritant, source of irritation/annoyance, worry, problem, inconvenience, trial, tribulation, plague, source of aggravation, bore, thorn in the flesh, the bane of one's life
  informal pain in the neck, drag
  vulgar slang pain in the arse
2painsGreat care or trouble.
she took pains to see that everyone ate well
她煞费苦心确保每个人都吃得好。
Example sentencesExamples
- But publicly at least, Parliament's senior media handlers are at pains to emphasise that they will show no favour.
- All three women were at pains to show the softer side of their husbands: romantic candle lit dinners, bunches of flowers, and tucking the kids into bed.
- In friendship we are at pains to avoid the embarrassment of a dissident disclosure, so we make sure that we know before we play which of the three options the other will choose.
- They are at pains to state that this impasse has not been brought about by the demands of people in their profession, but is rather because of promises not kept.
- Willie McSporran is chairman of the community council, although he is at pains to point out that this does not make his opinion more important than anyone else's.
- He was at pains to stress that there won't be any pressure put on the newer members of the team, saying that he felt there had been ‘too much talk’ about some of them.
- He is at pains to stress that he isn't in any way critical of the quality of the work but he, like myself, feels that it ‘seems to be taking a very long time’.
- The firm's advisers were at pains to claim that this was not a hostile move, but it is evident that the 810p per share price is not enough to satisfy investors.
- He was at pains to stress that his whole-hearted commitment to drawing in larger crowds with gate reductions and the acquisition of quality players seems to be in vain.
- The 44-year-old was at pains to defend his record at Coventry, claiming that with City he proved five years ago he can keep teams in the Premiership.
- While always judged in retrospect in terms of their ability to predict a result, pollsters are at pains to emphasise that their numbers should never be regarded as predictive.
- However, the minister was at pains to stress the need for greater co-operation between third-level colleges if the fourth tier is to become a success.
- Several others were at pains to display warmth.
- But she is at pains to point out that her books - many about gritty subjects such as divorce and adoption - are not a retelling of her own early years.
- White says no one could fail to understand the strategy, but is at pains to point out that making more money does not mean losing more jobs - quite the opposite.
- Howard was at pains to point out, however, that the labour needed to run a system like his would not be available to the vast majority of farmers.
- Taxidermists are at pains to point out that they merely preserve to ensure that humans' understanding of nature continues to grow.
- Mulder is at pains to point out that anti-depressants are very effective for those who suffer from severe or chronic depression.
- He is acutely aware the whole project will hinge on environmental considerations and was at pains to point out that the turbines were moveable and designed to allow for the natural ebb and flow of the tides.
- Typically then he sat almost unobtrusively in a crowded dressingroom and when asked for comment was at pains to stress that the victory was down to a team effort.
Synonyms
care, effort, bother, trouble, labour, exertion, strain, struggle
try hard, make a great effort, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, take (great) pains, take care, put oneself out, apply oneself, exert oneself
strive, endeavour, try, struggle, battle, labour, toil, strain, work, aim
do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, give (it) one's all, go all out
informal bend/fall/lean over backwards, give it one's best shot

verb peɪnpeɪn

[with object]

1Cause mental or physical pain to.
使痛苦；使疼痛
it pains me to say this
这么说我很难过。
her legs had been paining her
她的双腿一直使她感到疼痛。
Example sentencesExamples
- As much as it pains me to admit this, I too was a teenager once.
- As she grasped hold of a rail, her mind seemed to haze as her wounds were pained by every push and shove.
- I have always tried to keep up my existing friendship networks, and it really pains me to realise that perhaps I don't have much in common with my old friends anymore.
- It pains me to the core every time I have to write to you about this debilitating but curable illness called bipolar disorder, also known as clinical depression.
- Muttonhead's condition was still nudging him in the back, and it pained him more than any physical scar he had incurred.
- He looked fine, but it was obvious that he was wincing as he walked and that his right leg was paining him.
- It pains me to have people worrying unnecessarily.
- Most of the staff know me by name and rush to greet me with a kiss on each cheek when I arrive, so it pains me to report, therefore, that I find Bastille's food is often quite average, sometimes even worse.
- They had to find a way to get help - especially for Scott whose hip and leg were paining him something fierce in spite of his denial to his brother.
- I had noticed him make the movement before, and wondered if perhaps an old wound pained him there.
- She seemed okay with the direction of the conversation, but it looked as if something physically pained her.
- He was pained by the abject poverty and the trouble women had to undergo to fetch water for the families.
- Later he retired because his wounds pained him, but he spent the last year of the war on a privateer attacking British shipping.
- Having dominated the TV ratings and achieved commercial success, he is now looking to projects that have some artistic weight - although it pains him slightly to say this.
- His leg pained him more than he was willing to admit, and his side was sending small sharp jabs of discomfort as if to remind him of its presence.
- Lain's eyes completely washed over with emotions and for some reason it pained her physically for she had never ever felt any kind of emotions but anger.
- It physically pains me to give away the money which makes me feel comfortable and stable in this life.
- It pains me to even write this blog, it's so hard to write it when all these emotions of yours come into play, you want to remain calm, but you just can't seem to stop those tears from flowing down.
- He was almost physically pained by rigid doctrinal systems, and mildly revolted by the idea of discipleship.
- One can't always be up-beat… but never mind that, it pains me for there to be so much stress and issues…
Synonyms
hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender
informal kill
British informal play up
sadden, grieve, distress, make miserable/wretched, trouble, worry, bother, perturb, disturb, oppress, harrow, cause anguish to, afflict
cut to the quick, mortify, torment, torture, wound, sting, gnaw at
1. 1.1North American no object (of a part of the body) hurt.
  〈主北美〉（身体某一部分）感到疼痛
  sometimes my right hand would pain
  有时我的右手会感到疼痛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I wanted to see it so much my chest ached and pained with the frustration.
  I moved slowly, feeling soft fabric around me, though my body pained me.
  His head spun and his body pained in various areas until he was forced to lie once again and sit up with a slower pace.
  Sazar's face became pained and he stood up, starting towards Zax.
  Synonyms
  hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender

Phrases

be at pains to do something

Take great care or trouble to do something.
he is at pains to point out that he isn't like that
他刻意指出他不是那样的。
Example sentencesExamples
- You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains.
- Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains.
- Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains.
- I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains.
- He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass.
- Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains.
- He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains.
- He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains.
- The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher.
- You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains.

for one's pains

informal As an unfairly bad return for one's efforts.
〈非正式〉作为对努力或辛苦的不公平的报酬
he was sued for his pains
他辛苦一场反遭起诉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains.
- He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains.
- Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains.
- I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains.
- You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains.
- He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains.
- He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass.
- The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher.
- Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains.
- You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains.

no pain, no gain

Suffering is necessary in order to achieve something.
〈主北美〉不劳则无获
get them knees up—no pain, no gain!
Example sentencesExamples
- So you cannot empower people, you have to give them the opportunities to develop their skills to become empowered to deal with these matters; no pain, no gain, that is basically it.
- ‘I intend to defend my title, regardless’ And as the old saying goes, no pain, no gain.
- For policyholders who believed the mortgage promise, there is only the harsh reality of no pain, no gain.
- He has picked up a nasty gash on his leg, though, bleeds quite heavily and limps for the best part of the following week, but no pain, no gain, right?

on (or under) pain of

The penalty for disobedience or shortcoming being.
违反则以…处罚
they proscribed all such practices on pain of death
他们禁止所有这类习俗礼仪，违者处死。
Example sentencesExamples
- No knives that have gone into the peanut butter must ever go into the jam, on pain of death, literally.
- Detainees can be forced to answer questions on pain of imprisonment and now, if charged, police will be able to interrogate them for a further 24 hours before facing court.
- In the course of that investigation, the applicant was required to answer questions on pain of penalty.
- She made me swear on pain of death that I'd go to a salon in Newcastle the morning of the event and get my hair put up by a specialist.
- This effectively prevents the authority from supporting any other cinema site under pain of financial penalty.
- A 15-year deal will have certain conditions which must be fulfilled on pain of penalties being imposed.
- But he was exiled permanently from Rome, never to return under pain of death.
- I don't think you can really call it benevolence when someone is forced to do nice things on pain of death.
- They could disobey orders only on pain of death.
- We, being the ones who swore, even on pain of death, that we would defend the interests of the System, feel that our acts must be selfless in all aspects.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'suffering inflicted as punishment for an offence'): from Old French peine, from Latin poena 'penalty', later 'pain'.

This goes back to Latin poena which originally meant ‘penalty’ and later came to mean ‘pain’, and is also the source of to pine (Old English) ‘to long for', but originally meaning ‘to suffer’; penal; and penalty [both LME]. Punish (Middle English) comes from the related verb punire. Pain in the neck dates from the 1920s; from this, a pain for an annoying person developed in the 1930s. Although the phrase no pain, no gain is associated with exercise classes from the 1980s, the two words have been associated since the 16th century and ‘No Pains, No Gains’ is the title of a 1648 poem by Robert Herrick.

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of pain in US English:

pain

nounpeɪnpān

1Physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
病痛；伤痛
she's in great pain
她很疼。
count noun chest pains
those who suffer from back pain
那些腰背疼痛的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- She said: ‘His wife suffered chest pains and whiplash injuries.’
- One of his lawyers said the singer was still in pain from a back injury and would rest through the weekend.
- Mr McLean said his illness caused pain and confusion for his family, friends and himself.
- Some of the people in the elders' ward are obviously in physical pain.
- The accident dissolved my life into illness, weakness, pain and exhaustion, cold and hunger.
- She was feeling the limits of her body and the pain of her wounds more surely than she could ever remember.
- She added as an ex-nurse she believed it was hard to find the cause of pain or injury without an examination.
- Dr Tynan claims he has suffered extreme pain due to the injury which he blames on the negligence of the hotel.
- She was in constant pain and her physical movements were restricted.
- They endure physical pain and the constant possibility of a career-ending injury.
- Patients and their physicians are familiar with acute pain or pain caused by injury.
- The first sign of decay may be a sensation of pain when eating something sweet, very cold or very hot.
- She is recovering at home from her injuries but still suffers pain when lifted, according to her family.
- Her son Sean was born with a serious genetic disorder which means, among other things, that he can't feel physical pain.
- Too much rest, or attempts to shield the injured part of your back when you move for fear of pain or making the injury worse, may hinder recovery.
- But he did not feel hungry because he was in such pain from his injuries and could only concentrate on trying to get out.
- Since the accident at 12, my life had dissolved into pain, illness, weakness and exhaustion.
- I'd like to think he wouldn't have left us if he hadn't also been in physical pain.
- Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal illness of wide-spread pain and profound fatigue.
- But he has been left in agonising pain with serious injuries to his back, head and legs.
Synonyms
suffering, agony, affliction, torture, torment, discomfort, soreness
ache, aching, soreness, hurt, throb, throbbing, smarting, pricking, sting, stinging, twinge, shooting pain, stab, pang, spasm
1. 1.1 Mental suffering or distress.
  痛苦；悲痛
  the pain of loss
  失去亲友的痛苦。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, I was in a great deal of confusion, distress and pain over the weekend.
  Since being refused compensation Rosie has appealed and applied for a payment based on the family's pain and suffering.
  What is it that makes us think we have the right to view other people's pain, loss and grief?
  Of that sum £135,000 was in respect of pain, suffering and loss of amenity.
  Being with people we don't like gives us pain; mainly emotional but it could be physical pain too.
  The pain of loss and grief of the relatives of those killed has been widely covered and is sometimes too painful to bare.
  I was so used to emotional pain right now that I hadn't known physical pain could be just as bad.
  More recently forms of aversion therapy and mental pain have been recognized in many psychiatric procedures.
  But forcing everyone to take part in research would bring substantial pain and distress for some people.
  She appeared to be in a great deal of physical and emotional pain, and her face was still so young and pristine.
  It was also to remember her journey through pain, sorrow, loss and deprivation.
  And we should champion policies that increase the ranks of the former while alleviating the pain suffered by the latter.
  However, I think these guys are mixing up physical pain and psychological pain.
  Apart from my heart was swelling so much I thought it may explode, all my mental pain was gone.
  The Special Adjudicator was right to consider whether it amounted to severe mental pain and suffering.
  This vandalism has caused much distress and pain to the families of those whose graves were destroyed.
  We are not saying that feelings of sadness and pain over the loss of life is inappropriate.
  What was emotional pain was now becoming physical pain and getting worse by the day.
  The family is in pain or in distress, and the therapist is called upon to help them and to find a way out of their dilemma.
  The pain from my injuries disappeared as emotional pain caused by my actions took hold.
  Synonyms
  sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sadness, unhappiness, distress, desolation, misery, wretchedness, despair, desperation, mental suffering, emotional suffering, trauma
2. 1.2informal An annoying or tedious person or thing.
  she's a pain
  她很疼。
  Synonyms
  nuisance, pest, bother, vexation, irritant, source of annoyance, source of irritation, worry, problem, inconvenience, trial, tribulation, plague, source of aggravation, bore, thorn in the flesh, the bane of one's life
2painsCareful effort; great care or trouble.
辛苦，努力；苦心；操心
she took pains to see that everyone ate well
她煞费苦心确保每个人都吃得好。
Example sentencesExamples
- In friendship we are at pains to avoid the embarrassment of a dissident disclosure, so we make sure that we know before we play which of the three options the other will choose.
- The firm's advisers were at pains to claim that this was not a hostile move, but it is evident that the 810p per share price is not enough to satisfy investors.
- He is at pains to stress that he isn't in any way critical of the quality of the work but he, like myself, feels that it ‘seems to be taking a very long time’.
- White says no one could fail to understand the strategy, but is at pains to point out that making more money does not mean losing more jobs - quite the opposite.
- But she is at pains to point out that her books - many about gritty subjects such as divorce and adoption - are not a retelling of her own early years.
- Several others were at pains to display warmth.
- Howard was at pains to point out, however, that the labour needed to run a system like his would not be available to the vast majority of farmers.
- Mulder is at pains to point out that anti-depressants are very effective for those who suffer from severe or chronic depression.
- Willie McSporran is chairman of the community council, although he is at pains to point out that this does not make his opinion more important than anyone else's.
- The 44-year-old was at pains to defend his record at Coventry, claiming that with City he proved five years ago he can keep teams in the Premiership.
- They are at pains to state that this impasse has not been brought about by the demands of people in their profession, but is rather because of promises not kept.
- He was at pains to stress that his whole-hearted commitment to drawing in larger crowds with gate reductions and the acquisition of quality players seems to be in vain.
- Typically then he sat almost unobtrusively in a crowded dressingroom and when asked for comment was at pains to stress that the victory was down to a team effort.
- But publicly at least, Parliament's senior media handlers are at pains to emphasise that they will show no favour.
- All three women were at pains to show the softer side of their husbands: romantic candle lit dinners, bunches of flowers, and tucking the kids into bed.
- He was at pains to stress that there won't be any pressure put on the newer members of the team, saying that he felt there had been ‘too much talk’ about some of them.
- He is acutely aware the whole project will hinge on environmental considerations and was at pains to point out that the turbines were moveable and designed to allow for the natural ebb and flow of the tides.
- While always judged in retrospect in terms of their ability to predict a result, pollsters are at pains to emphasise that their numbers should never be regarded as predictive.
- However, the minister was at pains to stress the need for greater co-operation between third-level colleges if the fourth tier is to become a success.
- Taxidermists are at pains to point out that they merely preserve to ensure that humans' understanding of nature continues to grow.
Synonyms
care, effort, bother, trouble, labour, exertion, strain, struggle
try hard, make a great effort, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, take pains, take great pains, take care, put oneself out, apply oneself, exert oneself

verbpeɪnpān

[with object]

1Cause mental or physical pain to.
使痛苦；使疼痛
it pains me to say this
这么说我很难过。
her legs had been paining her
她的双腿一直使她感到疼痛。
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the staff know me by name and rush to greet me with a kiss on each cheek when I arrive, so it pains me to report, therefore, that I find Bastille's food is often quite average, sometimes even worse.
- His leg pained him more than he was willing to admit, and his side was sending small sharp jabs of discomfort as if to remind him of its presence.
- One can't always be up-beat… but never mind that, it pains me for there to be so much stress and issues…
- He looked fine, but it was obvious that he was wincing as he walked and that his right leg was paining him.
- It pains me to even write this blog, it's so hard to write it when all these emotions of yours come into play, you want to remain calm, but you just can't seem to stop those tears from flowing down.
- It pains me to the core every time I have to write to you about this debilitating but curable illness called bipolar disorder, also known as clinical depression.
- As much as it pains me to admit this, I too was a teenager once.
- Lain's eyes completely washed over with emotions and for some reason it pained her physically for she had never ever felt any kind of emotions but anger.
- Muttonhead's condition was still nudging him in the back, and it pained him more than any physical scar he had incurred.
- Later he retired because his wounds pained him, but he spent the last year of the war on a privateer attacking British shipping.
- He was pained by the abject poverty and the trouble women had to undergo to fetch water for the families.
- I had noticed him make the movement before, and wondered if perhaps an old wound pained him there.
- They had to find a way to get help - especially for Scott whose hip and leg were paining him something fierce in spite of his denial to his brother.
- I have always tried to keep up my existing friendship networks, and it really pains me to realise that perhaps I don't have much in common with my old friends anymore.
- She seemed okay with the direction of the conversation, but it looked as if something physically pained her.
- He was almost physically pained by rigid doctrinal systems, and mildly revolted by the idea of discipleship.
- Having dominated the TV ratings and achieved commercial success, he is now looking to projects that have some artistic weight - although it pains him slightly to say this.
- It physically pains me to give away the money which makes me feel comfortable and stable in this life.
- As she grasped hold of a rail, her mind seemed to haze as her wounds were pained by every push and shove.
- It pains me to have people worrying unnecessarily.
Synonyms
hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender
sadden, grieve, distress, make miserable, make wretched, trouble, worry, bother, perturb, disturb, oppress, harrow, cause anguish to, afflict
1. 1.1North American no object (of a part of the body) hurt.
  〈主北美〉（身体某一部分）感到疼痛
  sometimes my right hand would pain
  有时我的右手会感到疼痛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His head spun and his body pained in various areas until he was forced to lie once again and sit up with a slower pace.
  Sazar's face became pained and he stood up, starting towards Zax.
  I moved slowly, feeling soft fabric around me, though my body pained me.
  I wanted to see it so much my chest ached and pained with the frustration.
  Synonyms
  hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender

Phrases

be at pains to do something

Take great care or trouble to do something.
he is at pains to point out that he isn't like that
他刻意指出他不是那样的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains.
- You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains.
- He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass.
- The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher.
- Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains.
- Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains.
- He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains.
- You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains.
- I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains.
- He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains.

for one's pains

informal As an unfairly bad return for efforts or trouble.
〈非正式〉作为对努力或辛苦的不公平的报酬
he was sued for his pains
他辛苦一场反遭起诉。
Example sentencesExamples
- Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains.
- You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains.
- You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains.
- Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains.
- Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains.
- He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains.
- He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains.
- He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass.
- The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher.
- I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains.

no pain, no gain

Suffering is necessary in order to achieve something.
〈主北美〉不劳则无获
Example sentencesExamples
- So you cannot empower people, you have to give them the opportunities to develop their skills to become empowered to deal with these matters; no pain, no gain, that is basically it.
- He has picked up a nasty gash on his leg, though, bleeds quite heavily and limps for the best part of the following week, but no pain, no gain, right?
- For policyholders who believed the mortgage promise, there is only the harsh reality of no pain, no gain.
- ‘I intend to defend my title, regardless’ And as the old saying goes, no pain, no gain.

on (or under) pain of

The penalty for disobedience or shortcoming being.
违反则以…处罚
all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment
Example sentencesExamples
- Detainees can be forced to answer questions on pain of imprisonment and now, if charged, police will be able to interrogate them for a further 24 hours before facing court.
- She made me swear on pain of death that I'd go to a salon in Newcastle the morning of the event and get my hair put up by a specialist.
- A 15-year deal will have certain conditions which must be fulfilled on pain of penalties being imposed.
- In the course of that investigation, the applicant was required to answer questions on pain of penalty.
- They could disobey orders only on pain of death.
- I don't think you can really call it benevolence when someone is forced to do nice things on pain of death.
- We, being the ones who swore, even on pain of death, that we would defend the interests of the System, feel that our acts must be selfless in all aspects.
- This effectively prevents the authority from supporting any other cinema site under pain of financial penalty.
- No knives that have gone into the peanut butter must ever go into the jam, on pain of death, literally.
- But he was exiled permanently from Rome, never to return under pain of death.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offense’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena ‘penalty’, later ‘pain’.

词汇	pain
释义	Definition of pain in English: pain noun peɪnpeɪn mass noun 1Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury. 病痛；伤痛 she's in great pain 她很疼。 count noun chest pains Example sentencesExamples She was in constant pain and her physical movements were restricted. She added as an ex-nurse she believed it was hard to find the cause of pain or injury without an examination. Since the accident at 12, my life had dissolved into pain, illness, weakness and exhaustion. One of his lawyers said the singer was still in pain from a back injury and would rest through the weekend. She was feeling the limits of her body and the pain of her wounds more surely than she could ever remember. She said: ‘His wife suffered chest pains and whiplash injuries.’ The accident dissolved my life into illness, weakness, pain and exhaustion, cold and hunger. Too much rest, or attempts to shield the injured part of your back when you move for fear of pain or making the injury worse, may hinder recovery. She is recovering at home from her injuries but still suffers pain when lifted, according to her family. But he has been left in agonising pain with serious injuries to his back, head and legs. They endure physical pain and the constant possibility of a career-ending injury. The first sign of decay may be a sensation of pain when eating something sweet, very cold or very hot. Some of the people in the elders' ward are obviously in physical pain. Mr McLean said his illness caused pain and confusion for his family, friends and himself. But he did not feel hungry because he was in such pain from his injuries and could only concentrate on trying to get out. Patients and their physicians are familiar with acute pain or pain caused by injury. Dr Tynan claims he has suffered extreme pain due to the injury which he blames on the negligence of the hotel. I'd like to think he wouldn't have left us if he hadn't also been in physical pain. Her son Sean was born with a serious genetic disorder which means, among other things, that he can't feel physical pain. Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal illness of wide-spread pain and profound fatigue. Synonyms suffering, agony, affliction, torture, torment, discomfort, soreness ache, aching, soreness, hurt, throb, throbbing, smarting, pricking, sting, stinging, twinge, shooting pain, stab, pang, spasm stitch, cramp discomfort, irritation, stiffness, tenderness 1.1 Mental suffering or distress. 痛苦；悲痛 the pain of loss 失去亲友的痛苦。 Example sentencesExamples For example, I was in a great deal of confusion, distress and pain over the weekend. I was so used to emotional pain right now that I hadn't known physical pain could be just as bad. The Special Adjudicator was right to consider whether it amounted to severe mental pain and suffering. The pain from my injuries disappeared as emotional pain caused by my actions took hold. She appeared to be in a great deal of physical and emotional pain, and her face was still so young and pristine. Of that sum £135,000 was in respect of pain, suffering and loss of amenity. What was emotional pain was now becoming physical pain and getting worse by the day. But forcing everyone to take part in research would bring substantial pain and distress for some people. Since being refused compensation Rosie has appealed and applied for a payment based on the family's pain and suffering. This vandalism has caused much distress and pain to the families of those whose graves were destroyed. The family is in pain or in distress, and the therapist is called upon to help them and to find a way out of their dilemma. However, I think these guys are mixing up physical pain and psychological pain. And we should champion policies that increase the ranks of the former while alleviating the pain suffered by the latter. What is it that makes us think we have the right to view other people's pain, loss and grief? Apart from my heart was swelling so much I thought it may explode, all my mental pain was gone. We are not saying that feelings of sadness and pain over the loss of life is inappropriate. More recently forms of aversion therapy and mental pain have been recognized in many psychiatric procedures. It was also to remember her journey through pain, sorrow, loss and deprivation. Being with people we don't like gives us pain; mainly emotional but it could be physical pain too. The pain of loss and grief of the relatives of those killed has been widely covered and is sometimes too painful to bare. Synonyms sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sadness, unhappiness, distress, desolation, misery, wretchedness, despair, desperation, mental suffering, emotional suffering, trauma bitterness, anguish, affliction, tribulation, vexation, woe, agony, torment, torture 1.2informal An annoying or tedious person or thing. she's a pain 她很疼。 it's not a huge problem—just a bit of a pain Synonyms nuisance, pest, bother, vexation, irritant, source of irritation/annoyance, worry, problem, inconvenience, trial, tribulation, plague, source of aggravation, bore, thorn in the flesh, the bane of one's life informal pain in the neck, drag vulgar slang pain in the arse 2painsGreat care or trouble. she took pains to see that everyone ate well 她煞费苦心确保每个人都吃得好。 Example sentencesExamples But publicly at least, Parliament's senior media handlers are at pains to emphasise that they will show no favour. All three women were at pains to show the softer side of their husbands: romantic candle lit dinners, bunches of flowers, and tucking the kids into bed. In friendship we are at pains to avoid the embarrassment of a dissident disclosure, so we make sure that we know before we play which of the three options the other will choose. They are at pains to state that this impasse has not been brought about by the demands of people in their profession, but is rather because of promises not kept. Willie McSporran is chairman of the community council, although he is at pains to point out that this does not make his opinion more important than anyone else's. He was at pains to stress that there won't be any pressure put on the newer members of the team, saying that he felt there had been ‘too much talk’ about some of them. He is at pains to stress that he isn't in any way critical of the quality of the work but he, like myself, feels that it ‘seems to be taking a very long time’. The firm's advisers were at pains to claim that this was not a hostile move, but it is evident that the 810p per share price is not enough to satisfy investors. He was at pains to stress that his whole-hearted commitment to drawing in larger crowds with gate reductions and the acquisition of quality players seems to be in vain. The 44-year-old was at pains to defend his record at Coventry, claiming that with City he proved five years ago he can keep teams in the Premiership. While always judged in retrospect in terms of their ability to predict a result, pollsters are at pains to emphasise that their numbers should never be regarded as predictive. However, the minister was at pains to stress the need for greater co-operation between third-level colleges if the fourth tier is to become a success. Several others were at pains to display warmth. But she is at pains to point out that her books - many about gritty subjects such as divorce and adoption - are not a retelling of her own early years. White says no one could fail to understand the strategy, but is at pains to point out that making more money does not mean losing more jobs - quite the opposite. Howard was at pains to point out, however, that the labour needed to run a system like his would not be available to the vast majority of farmers. Taxidermists are at pains to point out that they merely preserve to ensure that humans' understanding of nature continues to grow. Mulder is at pains to point out that anti-depressants are very effective for those who suffer from severe or chronic depression. He is acutely aware the whole project will hinge on environmental considerations and was at pains to point out that the turbines were moveable and designed to allow for the natural ebb and flow of the tides. Typically then he sat almost unobtrusively in a crowded dressingroom and when asked for comment was at pains to stress that the victory was down to a team effort. Synonyms care, effort, bother, trouble, labour, exertion, strain, struggle try hard, make a great effort, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, take (great) pains, take care, put oneself out, apply oneself, exert oneself strive, endeavour, try, struggle, battle, labour, toil, strain, work, aim do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, give (it) one's all, go all out informal bend/fall/lean over backwards, give it one's best shot verb peɪnpeɪn [with object] 1Cause mental or physical pain to. 使痛苦；使疼痛 it pains me to say this 这么说我很难过。 her legs had been paining her 她的双腿一直使她感到疼痛。 Example sentencesExamples As much as it pains me to admit this, I too was a teenager once. As she grasped hold of a rail, her mind seemed to haze as her wounds were pained by every push and shove. I have always tried to keep up my existing friendship networks, and it really pains me to realise that perhaps I don't have much in common with my old friends anymore. It pains me to the core every time I have to write to you about this debilitating but curable illness called bipolar disorder, also known as clinical depression. Muttonhead's condition was still nudging him in the back, and it pained him more than any physical scar he had incurred. He looked fine, but it was obvious that he was wincing as he walked and that his right leg was paining him. It pains me to have people worrying unnecessarily. Most of the staff know me by name and rush to greet me with a kiss on each cheek when I arrive, so it pains me to report, therefore, that I find Bastille's food is often quite average, sometimes even worse. They had to find a way to get help - especially for Scott whose hip and leg were paining him something fierce in spite of his denial to his brother. I had noticed him make the movement before, and wondered if perhaps an old wound pained him there. She seemed okay with the direction of the conversation, but it looked as if something physically pained her. He was pained by the abject poverty and the trouble women had to undergo to fetch water for the families. Later he retired because his wounds pained him, but he spent the last year of the war on a privateer attacking British shipping. Having dominated the TV ratings and achieved commercial success, he is now looking to projects that have some artistic weight - although it pains him slightly to say this. His leg pained him more than he was willing to admit, and his side was sending small sharp jabs of discomfort as if to remind him of its presence. Lain's eyes completely washed over with emotions and for some reason it pained her physically for she had never ever felt any kind of emotions but anger. It physically pains me to give away the money which makes me feel comfortable and stable in this life. It pains me to even write this blog, it's so hard to write it when all these emotions of yours come into play, you want to remain calm, but you just can't seem to stop those tears from flowing down. He was almost physically pained by rigid doctrinal systems, and mildly revolted by the idea of discipleship. One can't always be up-beat… but never mind that, it pains me for there to be so much stress and issues… Synonyms hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender informal kill British informal play up sadden, grieve, distress, make miserable/wretched, trouble, worry, bother, perturb, disturb, oppress, harrow, cause anguish to, afflict cut to the quick, mortify, torment, torture, wound, sting, gnaw at 1.1North American no object (of a part of the body) hurt. 〈主北美〉（身体某一部分）感到疼痛 sometimes my right hand would pain 有时我的右手会感到疼痛。 Example sentencesExamples I wanted to see it so much my chest ached and pained with the frustration. I moved slowly, feeling soft fabric around me, though my body pained me. His head spun and his body pained in various areas until he was forced to lie once again and sit up with a slower pace. Sazar's face became pained and he stood up, starting towards Zax. Synonyms hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender Phrases be at pains to do something Take great care or trouble to do something. he is at pains to point out that he isn't like that 他刻意指出他不是那样的。 Example sentencesExamples You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains. Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains. Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains. I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains. He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass. Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains. He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains. He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains. The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher. You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains. for one's pains informal As an unfairly bad return for one's efforts. 〈非正式〉作为对努力或辛苦的不公平的报酬 he was sued for his pains 他辛苦一场反遭起诉。 Example sentencesExamples Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains. He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains. Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains. I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains. You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains. He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains. He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass. The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher. Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains. You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains. no pain, no gain Suffering is necessary in order to achieve something. 〈主北美〉不劳则无获 get them knees up—no pain, no gain! Example sentencesExamples So you cannot empower people, you have to give them the opportunities to develop their skills to become empowered to deal with these matters; no pain, no gain, that is basically it. ‘I intend to defend my title, regardless’ And as the old saying goes, no pain, no gain. For policyholders who believed the mortgage promise, there is only the harsh reality of no pain, no gain. He has picked up a nasty gash on his leg, though, bleeds quite heavily and limps for the best part of the following week, but no pain, no gain, right? on (or under) pain of The penalty for disobedience or shortcoming being. 违反则以…处罚 they proscribed all such practices on pain of death 他们禁止所有这类习俗礼仪，违者处死。 Example sentencesExamples No knives that have gone into the peanut butter must ever go into the jam, on pain of death, literally. Detainees can be forced to answer questions on pain of imprisonment and now, if charged, police will be able to interrogate them for a further 24 hours before facing court. In the course of that investigation, the applicant was required to answer questions on pain of penalty. She made me swear on pain of death that I'd go to a salon in Newcastle the morning of the event and get my hair put up by a specialist. This effectively prevents the authority from supporting any other cinema site under pain of financial penalty. A 15-year deal will have certain conditions which must be fulfilled on pain of penalties being imposed. But he was exiled permanently from Rome, never to return under pain of death. I don't think you can really call it benevolence when someone is forced to do nice things on pain of death. They could disobey orders only on pain of death. We, being the ones who swore, even on pain of death, that we would defend the interests of the System, feel that our acts must be selfless in all aspects. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'suffering inflicted as punishment for an offence'): from Old French peine, from Latin poena 'penalty', later 'pain'. This goes back to Latin poena which originally meant ‘penalty’ and later came to mean ‘pain’, and is also the source of to pine (Old English) ‘to long for', but originally meaning ‘to suffer’; penal; and penalty [both LME]. Punish (Middle English) comes from the related verb punire. Pain in the neck dates from the 1920s; from this, a pain for an annoying person developed in the 1930s. Although the phrase no pain, no gain is associated with exercise classes from the 1980s, the two words have been associated since the 16th century and ‘No Pains, No Gains’ is the title of a 1648 poem by Robert Herrick. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne noun.1 phr. Definition of pain in US English: pain nounpeɪnpān 1Physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury. 病痛；伤痛 she's in great pain 她很疼。 count noun chest pains those who suffer from back pain 那些腰背疼痛的人。 Example sentencesExamples She said: ‘His wife suffered chest pains and whiplash injuries.’ One of his lawyers said the singer was still in pain from a back injury and would rest through the weekend. Mr McLean said his illness caused pain and confusion for his family, friends and himself. Some of the people in the elders' ward are obviously in physical pain. The accident dissolved my life into illness, weakness, pain and exhaustion, cold and hunger. She was feeling the limits of her body and the pain of her wounds more surely than she could ever remember. She added as an ex-nurse she believed it was hard to find the cause of pain or injury without an examination. Dr Tynan claims he has suffered extreme pain due to the injury which he blames on the negligence of the hotel. She was in constant pain and her physical movements were restricted. They endure physical pain and the constant possibility of a career-ending injury. Patients and their physicians are familiar with acute pain or pain caused by injury. The first sign of decay may be a sensation of pain when eating something sweet, very cold or very hot. She is recovering at home from her injuries but still suffers pain when lifted, according to her family. Her son Sean was born with a serious genetic disorder which means, among other things, that he can't feel physical pain. Too much rest, or attempts to shield the injured part of your back when you move for fear of pain or making the injury worse, may hinder recovery. But he did not feel hungry because he was in such pain from his injuries and could only concentrate on trying to get out. Since the accident at 12, my life had dissolved into pain, illness, weakness and exhaustion. I'd like to think he wouldn't have left us if he hadn't also been in physical pain. Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal illness of wide-spread pain and profound fatigue. But he has been left in agonising pain with serious injuries to his back, head and legs. Synonyms suffering, agony, affliction, torture, torment, discomfort, soreness ache, aching, soreness, hurt, throb, throbbing, smarting, pricking, sting, stinging, twinge, shooting pain, stab, pang, spasm 1.1 Mental suffering or distress. 痛苦；悲痛 the pain of loss 失去亲友的痛苦。 Example sentencesExamples For example, I was in a great deal of confusion, distress and pain over the weekend. Since being refused compensation Rosie has appealed and applied for a payment based on the family's pain and suffering. What is it that makes us think we have the right to view other people's pain, loss and grief? Of that sum £135,000 was in respect of pain, suffering and loss of amenity. Being with people we don't like gives us pain; mainly emotional but it could be physical pain too. The pain of loss and grief of the relatives of those killed has been widely covered and is sometimes too painful to bare. I was so used to emotional pain right now that I hadn't known physical pain could be just as bad. More recently forms of aversion therapy and mental pain have been recognized in many psychiatric procedures. But forcing everyone to take part in research would bring substantial pain and distress for some people. She appeared to be in a great deal of physical and emotional pain, and her face was still so young and pristine. It was also to remember her journey through pain, sorrow, loss and deprivation. And we should champion policies that increase the ranks of the former while alleviating the pain suffered by the latter. However, I think these guys are mixing up physical pain and psychological pain. Apart from my heart was swelling so much I thought it may explode, all my mental pain was gone. The Special Adjudicator was right to consider whether it amounted to severe mental pain and suffering. This vandalism has caused much distress and pain to the families of those whose graves were destroyed. We are not saying that feelings of sadness and pain over the loss of life is inappropriate. What was emotional pain was now becoming physical pain and getting worse by the day. The family is in pain or in distress, and the therapist is called upon to help them and to find a way out of their dilemma. The pain from my injuries disappeared as emotional pain caused by my actions took hold. Synonyms sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sadness, unhappiness, distress, desolation, misery, wretchedness, despair, desperation, mental suffering, emotional suffering, trauma 1.2informal An annoying or tedious person or thing. she's a pain 她很疼。 Synonyms nuisance, pest, bother, vexation, irritant, source of annoyance, source of irritation, worry, problem, inconvenience, trial, tribulation, plague, source of aggravation, bore, thorn in the flesh, the bane of one's life 2painsCareful effort; great care or trouble. 辛苦，努力；苦心；操心 she took pains to see that everyone ate well 她煞费苦心确保每个人都吃得好。 Example sentencesExamples In friendship we are at pains to avoid the embarrassment of a dissident disclosure, so we make sure that we know before we play which of the three options the other will choose. The firm's advisers were at pains to claim that this was not a hostile move, but it is evident that the 810p per share price is not enough to satisfy investors. He is at pains to stress that he isn't in any way critical of the quality of the work but he, like myself, feels that it ‘seems to be taking a very long time’. White says no one could fail to understand the strategy, but is at pains to point out that making more money does not mean losing more jobs - quite the opposite. But she is at pains to point out that her books - many about gritty subjects such as divorce and adoption - are not a retelling of her own early years. Several others were at pains to display warmth. Howard was at pains to point out, however, that the labour needed to run a system like his would not be available to the vast majority of farmers. Mulder is at pains to point out that anti-depressants are very effective for those who suffer from severe or chronic depression. Willie McSporran is chairman of the community council, although he is at pains to point out that this does not make his opinion more important than anyone else's. The 44-year-old was at pains to defend his record at Coventry, claiming that with City he proved five years ago he can keep teams in the Premiership. They are at pains to state that this impasse has not been brought about by the demands of people in their profession, but is rather because of promises not kept. He was at pains to stress that his whole-hearted commitment to drawing in larger crowds with gate reductions and the acquisition of quality players seems to be in vain. Typically then he sat almost unobtrusively in a crowded dressingroom and when asked for comment was at pains to stress that the victory was down to a team effort. But publicly at least, Parliament's senior media handlers are at pains to emphasise that they will show no favour. All three women were at pains to show the softer side of their husbands: romantic candle lit dinners, bunches of flowers, and tucking the kids into bed. He was at pains to stress that there won't be any pressure put on the newer members of the team, saying that he felt there had been ‘too much talk’ about some of them. He is acutely aware the whole project will hinge on environmental considerations and was at pains to point out that the turbines were moveable and designed to allow for the natural ebb and flow of the tides. While always judged in retrospect in terms of their ability to predict a result, pollsters are at pains to emphasise that their numbers should never be regarded as predictive. However, the minister was at pains to stress the need for greater co-operation between third-level colleges if the fourth tier is to become a success. Taxidermists are at pains to point out that they merely preserve to ensure that humans' understanding of nature continues to grow. Synonyms care, effort, bother, trouble, labour, exertion, strain, struggle try hard, make a great effort, make an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, take pains, take great pains, take care, put oneself out, apply oneself, exert oneself verbpeɪnpān [with object] 1Cause mental or physical pain to. 使痛苦；使疼痛 it pains me to say this 这么说我很难过。 her legs had been paining her 她的双腿一直使她感到疼痛。 Example sentencesExamples Most of the staff know me by name and rush to greet me with a kiss on each cheek when I arrive, so it pains me to report, therefore, that I find Bastille's food is often quite average, sometimes even worse. His leg pained him more than he was willing to admit, and his side was sending small sharp jabs of discomfort as if to remind him of its presence. One can't always be up-beat… but never mind that, it pains me for there to be so much stress and issues… He looked fine, but it was obvious that he was wincing as he walked and that his right leg was paining him. It pains me to even write this blog, it's so hard to write it when all these emotions of yours come into play, you want to remain calm, but you just can't seem to stop those tears from flowing down. It pains me to the core every time I have to write to you about this debilitating but curable illness called bipolar disorder, also known as clinical depression. As much as it pains me to admit this, I too was a teenager once. Lain's eyes completely washed over with emotions and for some reason it pained her physically for she had never ever felt any kind of emotions but anger. Muttonhead's condition was still nudging him in the back, and it pained him more than any physical scar he had incurred. Later he retired because his wounds pained him, but he spent the last year of the war on a privateer attacking British shipping. He was pained by the abject poverty and the trouble women had to undergo to fetch water for the families. I had noticed him make the movement before, and wondered if perhaps an old wound pained him there. They had to find a way to get help - especially for Scott whose hip and leg were paining him something fierce in spite of his denial to his brother. I have always tried to keep up my existing friendship networks, and it really pains me to realise that perhaps I don't have much in common with my old friends anymore. She seemed okay with the direction of the conversation, but it looked as if something physically pained her. He was almost physically pained by rigid doctrinal systems, and mildly revolted by the idea of discipleship. Having dominated the TV ratings and achieved commercial success, he is now looking to projects that have some artistic weight - although it pains him slightly to say this. It physically pains me to give away the money which makes me feel comfortable and stable in this life. As she grasped hold of a rail, her mind seemed to haze as her wounds were pained by every push and shove. It pains me to have people worrying unnecessarily. Synonyms hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender sadden, grieve, distress, make miserable, make wretched, trouble, worry, bother, perturb, disturb, oppress, harrow, cause anguish to, afflict 1.1North American no object (of a part of the body) hurt. 〈主北美〉（身体某一部分）感到疼痛 sometimes my right hand would pain 有时我的右手会感到疼痛。 Example sentencesExamples His head spun and his body pained in various areas until he was forced to lie once again and sit up with a slower pace. Sazar's face became pained and he stood up, starting towards Zax. I moved slowly, feeling soft fabric around me, though my body pained me. I wanted to see it so much my chest ached and pained with the frustration. Synonyms hurt, cause pain, be painful, be sore, ache, throb, smart, burn, prickle, sting, pinch, twinge, cause discomfort, be tender Phrases be at pains to do something Take great care or trouble to do something. he is at pains to point out that he isn't like that 他刻意指出他不是那样的。 Example sentencesExamples Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains. You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains. He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass. The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher. Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains. Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains. He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains. You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains. I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains. He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains. for one's pains informal As an unfairly bad return for efforts or trouble. 〈非正式〉作为对努力或辛苦的不公平的报酬 he was sued for his pains 他辛苦一场反遭起诉。 Example sentencesExamples Hal displays a couple of good trout, but the competitive youngsters Martin and Jim have nothing to show for their pains. You referred to Thoreau a moment ago - it's interesting about Thoreau's association of civil disobedience or dissent in refusing to pay taxes, ending up in jail for a night for his pains. You'll only get kicked and beaten and trampled on for your pains. Beno moved forward, and received an elbow to the chest for his pains. Examiners of my essays constantly warn me about the perils of this ‘Post-Doctoral Thesis’ tendency, and I often incur mediocre marks for my pains. He shoved through people and was cursed at for his pains. He was recalled to London and disciplined for his pains. He was rewarded for his pains by more jeering, whooping and the sound of broken glass. The elder Vidyarthi had gone to jail for his pains, and his son had continued in the family tradition, as a courageous anti-establishment publisher. I did all I could to hold him in, and he hated me for my pains. no pain, no gain Suffering is necessary in order to achieve something. 〈主北美〉不劳则无获 Example sentencesExamples So you cannot empower people, you have to give them the opportunities to develop their skills to become empowered to deal with these matters; no pain, no gain, that is basically it. He has picked up a nasty gash on his leg, though, bleeds quite heavily and limps for the best part of the following week, but no pain, no gain, right? For policyholders who believed the mortgage promise, there is only the harsh reality of no pain, no gain. ‘I intend to defend my title, regardless’ And as the old saying goes, no pain, no gain. on (or under) pain of The penalty for disobedience or shortcoming being. 违反则以…处罚 all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment Example sentencesExamples Detainees can be forced to answer questions on pain of imprisonment and now, if charged, police will be able to interrogate them for a further 24 hours before facing court. She made me swear on pain of death that I'd go to a salon in Newcastle the morning of the event and get my hair put up by a specialist. A 15-year deal will have certain conditions which must be fulfilled on pain of penalties being imposed. In the course of that investigation, the applicant was required to answer questions on pain of penalty. They could disobey orders only on pain of death. I don't think you can really call it benevolence when someone is forced to do nice things on pain of death. We, being the ones who swore, even on pain of death, that we would defend the interests of the System, feel that our acts must be selfless in all aspects. This effectively prevents the authority from supporting any other cinema site under pain of financial penalty. No knives that have gone into the peanut butter must ever go into the jam, on pain of death, literally. But he was exiled permanently from Rome, never to return under pain of death. Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offense’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena ‘penalty’, later ‘pain’. noun.1 phr.
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