首页英语词典painfulpainful英英释意

painful

英['peɪnfʊl;-f(ə)l] 美['penfl]
  • adj. 痛苦的;疼痛的;令人不快的

英英释意


1. causing physical or psychological pain;
"worked with painful slowness"
2. causing misery or pain or distress;
"it was a sore trial to him"
"the painful process of growing up"
3. exceptionally bad or displeasing;
"atrocious taste"
"abominable workmanship"
"an awful voice"
"dreadful manners"
"a painful performance"
"terrible handwriting"
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
4. causing physical discomfort;
"bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"