| 单词 | ache |
| 例句 | ache noun 1.•a stomachache:pain, cramp, twinge, pang | gnawing, stabbing, stinging, smarting | soreness, tenderness, irritation, discomfort. 2.•the ache in her heart:sorrow, sadness, misery, grief, anguish, suffering, pain, agony, torture, hurt.▶verb 1.•my legs were aching:hurt, be sore, be painful, be in pain, pain, throb, pound, twinge | smart, burn. 2.•her heart ached for poor Philippa:grieve, sorrow, be in distress, be miserable, be in anguish, bleed. 3.•I ached for her affection:long for, yearn for, hunger for, thirst for, hanker for, pine for, itch for | crave, desire, covet.WORD NOTE achingly Is a sunset achingly beautiful? Can a movie be achingly funny? Who's doing the aching here? Not the sunset or the beauty or the movie or its wit. An adverb modifies an adjective or a verb. Someone who says •The sunset was achingly beautiful means "It was so beautiful it made my heart ache.” He can't, without being pathetically fallacious, ascribe his own ache to the quality of the beauty. However, his belly might be achingly full after Thanksgiving dinner, because •achingly modifies the adjective •full, and he ought to know. — JSConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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