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painful2 adjective a painful knee/injection/death 膝盖疼；令人痛苦的注射；痛苦的死亡painful memories 痛苦的回忆 ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ sad, ⇨ stressful and ⇨ worrying 另见sad条、stressful条和worrying条painful ♦︎ traumatic ♦︎ distressing ♦︎ upsetting ♦︎ harrowing ♦︎ agonizingThese words all describe sth that makes you feel upset or anxious. 这些词均表示令人精神上痛苦的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达令人痛苦的程度| painful | ➔ | traumatic | ➔ | harrowing | | upsetting | | distressing | | agonizing |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be painful / traumatic / distressing / upsetting for sb◆to be painful / distressing / upsetting to do sth◆to be distressing / upsetting that...◆a painful / a traumatic / a distressing / an upsetting / a harrowing experience◆a painful / a traumatic / a distressing / a harrowing / an agonizing time◆a painful / distressing / harrowing scene◆a distressing / harrowing sight◆a painful / an agonizing decision◆rather painful / traumatic / distressing / pathetic / upsetting / harrowing◆very / extremely / deeply / particularly painful / distressing / upsetting■ painful making you feel upset or embarrassed 令人痛苦（或难过、难堪）的◆Seeing her again brought back painful memories.再次见到她唤起了令人痛苦的回忆。◆Their efforts were painful to watch.看他们这么辛苦真让人难过。 see also pain ⇨ distress noun ■ traumatic / /trɔːˈmætɪk; NAmE traʊˈmætɪk/ (especially of an experience) very unpleasant and making you feel very upset and/or anxious （尤指经历）极不愉快的，痛苦的◆a traumatic childhood不幸的童年◆Divorce can be traumatic for everyone involved.离婚对每个当事人来说都可能是痛苦的。 see also trauma ⇨ nightmare , traumatize ⇨ frighten ■ distressing /dɪˈstresɪŋ/ / making you feel very upset, especially because of sb's suffering （尤指遭遇）使人痛苦的，令人苦恼的◆The divorce was extremely distressing for the children.这桩离婚对孩子来说是极其痛苦的事。◆What could be more distressing than the death of their only child?有什么能比失去了他们唯一的孩子更痛苦呢？ see also distress ⇨ distress noun , distress ⇨ hurt verb 1 , distressed ⇨ upset ■ upsetting making you feel unhappy, anxious or annoyed 令人不快（或忧虑、苦恼）的◆I could see that it had been an upsetting experience for him.我看得出那对于他是个痛苦的经历。◆It's always upsetting to lose a patient.失去病人总是令人很难过。 see also upset ⇨ upset adj. , upset ⇨ hurt verb 1 ■ harrowing / /ˈhærəʊɪŋ; NAmE ˈhæroʊɪŋ/ very shocking or frightening and making you feel extremely upset 令人肠断的；恐怖惊悚的◆There were harrowing scenes at the airport as relatives heard news of the crash.亲属听到飞机失事的消息后，机场里一片令人伤心欲绝的情景。◆You've had a harrowing experience and a lucky escape.你的经历很恐怖，能逃出来真是运气。■ agonizing (BrE also agonising) /ˈægənaɪzɪŋ/ / causing great pain, anxiety or difficulty 令人十分痛苦的；使人焦虑的；带来巨大困难的◆his father's agonizing death他父亲极度痛苦的死◆It was the most agonizing decision of her young life.那是她年轻时最痛苦的决定。 |