Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3638
Fully loadedpainful
令人疼痛的；痛苦的；令人苦恼的
核心释义
Causing physical or mental pain or distress.
- 1.
引起身体或精神痛苦或困扰的
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
- 2.
造成身体或心理痛苦的
causing physical or psychological pain
- 3.
身体部位或人遭受痛苦的
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
- 4.
造成痛苦或困扰的
causing misery or pain or distress
- 5.
需要努力或劳动的；困难的,费力的
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
- 6.
极其糟糕或令人不快的
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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
用法In use
After the hike, my feet were so painful that I could barely walk.
用法提示：painful 在这里作形容词，描述脚部疼痛的状态。
Watching her leave was a painful experience for him.
用法提示：painful 作形容词，修饰 experience，表示情感上的痛苦。
Learning a new language can be a slow and painful process.
用法提示：painful 作形容词，与 slow 并列，形容过程的艰难。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“疼痛满满”就是“痛苦的”，pain（疼）+ ful（满满的）
语境与语域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。
语法说明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’
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'joyful', 'careful', and 'hopeful' share the '-ful' ending but may not rhyme with 'painful'.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.