Word · Frequency #4098
smarts
刺痛；灼痛
smarts is the plural of smart.
A sharp, stinging pain, as from a cut, burn, or sore.
- 1.
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
刺痛
- 2.
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
一种如伤口、烧伤或疮引起的刺痛
- 3.
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
精神痛苦
- 4.
A fan of professional wrestling who is aware of kayfabe and the scripted nature of the competition.
知情摔角迷
痛苦；悲痛；忧伤；摔角内行观众；刺痛；一种如伤口、烧伤或疮引起的刺痛；精神痛苦
In use
The smart from the paper cut faded after a few minutes.
She felt a sharp smart in her finger when she touched the hot pan.
The antiseptic caused a brief smart on the scrape.
Connections
Collocations
- feel a smart
- 感到一阵刺痛
- He felt a smart in his shoulder after the injection.注射后他感到肩膀一阵刺痛。
- the smart of the wound
- 伤口的刺痛
- The smart of the wound gradually faded.伤口的刺痛渐渐消退了。
- the smart of tears
- 泪水带来的刺痛
- She wiped her eyes, feeling the smart of tears.她擦了擦眼睛，感到泪水带来的刺痛。
- the smart of wounded pride
- 自尊心受挫的痛苦
- He could not forget the smart of wounded pride.他无法忘记自尊心受挫的痛苦。
Idioms & figurative uses
- street smarts
- 街头智慧；应付实际生活的精明能力He didn't go to college, but he has street smarts.他没上过大学，但他有街头智慧。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆技巧：名词 smart 是‘刺痛’，像伤口被碰到时 sharp sting。和形容词‘聪明的’同拼写，但这里是疼痛感——聪明人也会刺痛。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗/伤口描述、文学/精神痛苦描写、职业摔角圈内讨论 smart 作名词时，不同义项的语域差别较大：表示伤口、烧伤等引起的刺痛或灼痛多用于日常中性表达；表示精神上的痛苦和悲痛比较常见于文学或正式语体；而表示了解摔角内幕的观众则属于非正式或圈内用法。请结合具体语境选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with smart: art, cart, part, start, heart, chart. Note that heart is spelled differently but has the same sound. Watch out for lookalikes like 'warm' /wɔrm/ and 'swarm' /swɔrm/, which do not rhyme with smart.
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。
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