Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3638
Fully loadedpainful
令人疼痛的；痛苦的；令人苦恼的
Causing physical or mental pain or distress.
- 1.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
引起身体或精神痛苦或困扰的
- 2.
causing physical or psychological pain
造成身体或心理痛苦的
- 3.
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
身体部位或人遭受痛苦的
- 4.
causing misery or pain or distress
造成痛苦或困扰的
- 5.
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
需要努力或劳动的；困难的,费力的
- 6.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
极其糟糕或令人不快的
疼痛的；酸痛的；费力的；艰难的；极其糟糕的；令人不快的；引起身体或精神痛苦或困扰的；造成身体或心理痛苦的
In use
After the hike, my feet were so painful that I could barely walk.
Watching her leave was a painful experience for him.
Learning a new language can be a slow and painful process.
worked with painful slowness
the painful process of growing up
a painful performance
be painful for sb
表示对某人而言是痛苦的。
The long walk was painful for him.
长途行走对他来说很痛苦。
find sth painful
表示发现某事是痛苦的。
Connections
Collocations
- painful experience
- 痛苦的经历
- Going through a divorce is a painful experience.经历离婚是一次痛苦的经历。
- painful memory
- 痛苦的记忆
- She tried to forget the painful memory of the accident.她试图忘记那次事故的痛苦记忆。
- painful process
- 痛苦的过程
- Recovering from surgery is a slow and painful process.从手术中恢复是一个缓慢而痛苦的过程。
- painful reminder
- 痛苦的提醒
- The scar on his arm was a painful reminder of the fire.他手臂上的伤疤是那场火灾的痛苦提醒。
- painful lesson
- 惨痛的教训
- Losing all his money taught him a painful lesson about gambling.失去所有的钱给他上了关于赌博的惨痛教训。
- painful truth
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“疼痛满满”就是“痛苦的”，pain（疼）+ ful（满满的）
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：身体疼痛、情感痛苦、困难经历 通常用于描述身体或情感的疼痛，也常用于比喻艰难的处境。
Grammar Note
通常用于be动词后，可接不定式或for短语表示‘做…是痛苦的’或‘对…来说痛苦’
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'joyful', 'careful', and 'hopeful' share the '-ful' ending but may not rhyme with 'painful'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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