Word · Frequency #12693
pang
剧痛；悲痛
a sudden sharp feeling of physical or emotional pain
常指一阵突然的疼痛或情感上的痛苦，如饥饿、悔恨等
- 1.
A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
极度身体疼痛或痛苦的发作；突然短暂的剧痛
- 2.
a sudden sharp feeling
突然的尖锐感觉
- 3.
A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
突然的情感或精神上的强烈感觉,如快乐或悲伤
- 4.
a mental pain or distress
精神上的痛苦或 distress
- 5.
a sharp spasm of pain
一阵剧痛
极度身体疼痛或痛苦的发作；突然短暂的剧痛；突然的尖锐感觉；突然的情感或精神上的强烈感觉,如快乐或悲伤；精神上的痛苦或 distress；一阵剧痛
In use
He felt a sharp pang in his side after running.
She experienced a sudden pang of regret.
A pang of jealousy shot through him.
pangs of regret
a pang of conscience
a pang of [emotion]
用于描述突然的强烈情感，如后悔、嫉妒等。
She felt a pang of guilt after lying.
她撒谎后感到一阵内疚的剧痛。
pangs of [sensation]
复数形式，常用于描述生理上的剧痛或不适。
He suffered from pangs of hunger during the long journey.
他在长途旅行中遭受饥饿的阵阵剧痛。
Connections
Collocations
- pangs of hunger
- 饥饿的阵阵剧痛
- After skipping breakfast, I felt pangs of hunger by noon.没吃早餐，中午时我感到一阵阵饥饿的剧痛。
- pangs of guilt
- 阵阵内疚
- She felt pangs of guilt for not visiting her grandmother.她因没有去看望奶奶而感到阵阵内疚。
- a pang of regret
- 一阵后悔
- He felt a pang of regret as he watched the train leave.看着火车离去，他感到一阵后悔。
- pangs of conscience
- 良心的谴责
- The thief felt pangs of conscience and returned the wallet.小偷受到良心的谴责，把钱包还了回去。
- a pang of jealousy
- 一阵嫉妒
- A pang of jealousy shot through her when she saw their new house.看到他们的新房子时，她心中涌起一阵嫉妒。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pang 拆成 pan(平底锅)+g，想象被平底锅敲一下，一阵突然的剧痛。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/literary writing、sudden emotional feelings、health/hunger descriptions 该词较常见于书面或较正式的表达，也用于描述饥饿、内疚、悔恨等突然的强烈感受。日常口语中不算高频，搭配如 hunger pangs 或 a pang of regret 比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with pang: they end in /-æŋ/. Beware lookalikes such as pane /peɪn/, pain /peɪn/, pan /pæn/, and ping /pɪŋ/, which are spelled similarly but pronounced differently.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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