take pains to do sth
表示刻意努力做好某事，语气较正式。
She took pains to explain every step clearly.
她费心把每一步都解释清楚。
辛苦；费心；努力
做某事花费的心思；对细节的关注；仔细的努力。；麻烦
trouble taken doing something; careful effort
通常用复数形式，常见搭配 take pains
做某事花费的心思；对细节的关注；仔细的努力。
Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
She took great pains to ensure all the guests were comfortable.
她费了很大力气确保所有客人都感到舒适。
用法提示：pains表示‘辛苦、努力’，与take搭配构成短语take pains to do sth.
He went to great pains to make the presentation flawless.
他花了很多心血让演示完美无缺。
用法提示：pains与go to搭配，表示‘费尽心思’。
They spared no pains to complete the project on time.
他们不遗余力地按时完成了项目。
用法提示：spare no pains是固定短语，意为‘不遗余力’。
表示刻意努力做好某事，语气较正式。
She took pains to explain every step clearly.
她费心把每一步都解释清楚。
介词with或over后接名词，强调在某事上花心思。
He takes great pains with his writing.
他在写作上非常用心。
常与great等形容词连用，强调付出很大努力。
They went to great pains to make the guests feel welcome.
他们费尽心思让客人感到宾至如归。
意为特意、竭力做某事，常用于正式说明。
The teacher was at pains to point out that the deadline was firm.
老师特意强调截止日期不会更改。
grammar · medium
易错句子She took great pain to hide her disappointment.
正确表达She took great pains to hide her disappointment.
表示“费心、努力”时，固定搭配是 take pains，必须用复数 pains；单数 pain 指疼痛，不能用于此义。
grammar · medium
易错句子Great pains was taken to ensure the safety of the passengers.
正确表达Great pains were taken to ensure the safety of the passengers.
pains 在此义项中为复数名词，作主语时谓语动词用复数 were，不能用 was。
grammar · medium
易错句子He took pains on preparing the presentation.
正确表达He took pains over preparing the presentation.
take pains 后接名词或动名词时，介词用 over 或 with，表示在某事上费心；不能用 on。
两者都可表示“费心去做某事”，但 pains 多用于 take pains (to do) 或 great pains 等搭配，强调细致用心；trouble 更口语化，常见 take the trouble to do，且还可泛指“麻烦、困难”，此时不能换成 pains。
effort 泛指付出的力气，可数或不可数，语气中性；pains 更强调细致用心，常用于 take pains、great pains 等固定说法，不能直接替换 effort 来表示“力气”。
panes 与 pains 同音 /peɪnz/，但 panes 指窗玻璃片，是可数名词，与“费心、努力”无关；写作时需根据拼写区分。
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