Word · Frequency #8267
ache
疼痛；隐痛
to feel a continuous dull pain in part of your body
- 1.
To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
疼痛；持续隐痛；痛苦
- 2.
feel physical pain
感到身体疼痛
- 3.
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
渴望不在身边的某物或某人
渴望；思念；疼痛；持续隐痛；痛苦；感到身体疼痛；渴望不在身边的某物或某人；痛
In use
After the long run, my legs ached so much I could barely walk.
She ached for her family who lived far away.
His back ached from sitting in the same position all day.
She ached for a cigarette
Verb forms
base ache · third person aches · -ing aching · past ached · past participle ached
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- ache for
- 渴望；思念
- She ached for her hometown.她思念家乡。
- ache to do something
- 渴望做某事
- He ached to see her again.他渴望再次见到她。
- ache all over
- 浑身疼痛
- After the long hike, I ached all over.长途徒步后，我浑身疼痛。
- aching muscles
- 酸痛的肌肉
- I couldn't sleep because of aching muscles after the workout.锻炼后肌肉酸痛，我睡不着觉。
- ache with
- 因…而隐痛
- Her heart ached with loneliness.她的心因孤独而隐隐作痛。
- back aches
- 背疼
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ache发音像“A K”，想象字母A被K撞到，身体持续隐痛；心里也因思念某人而隐隐作痛。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常谈论身体持续疼痛、正式或文学语境表达渴望、思念 作“持续疼痛”讲时通常用于日常口语或一般书面语；作“渴望、思念”讲时多用于较正式或文学性表达，日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with ache /eɪk/: bake, cake, lake, make, take, shake. Note the spelling difference: ache ends in -che but these words end in -ake, yet both are pronounced /eɪk/. Be careful with lookalikes like arch /ɑːrtʃ/, attach /əˈtætʃ/, and chat /tʃæt/, which do not rhyme with ache. The ch in ache is pronounced /k/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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