pains
n. 麻烦,辛苦; 痛苦( pain的名词复数 ); 劳苦; 令人厌烦的人[事物]; 身体某部分的疼痛[不适]
Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill.
...back pain.
背痛
...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain...
造成剧痛的骨病
Pain is the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens.
...grey eyes that seemed filled with pain.
似乎充满了痛苦的灰眼睛
If a fact or idea pains you, it makes you feel upset and disappointed.
This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother...
这一下大家都知道了特德的残疾,这让母亲非常痛苦。
It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
想到你一个人苦苦挣扎,我很难过。
In informal English, if you call someone or something a pain or a pain in the neck, you mean that they are very annoying or irritating. Expressions such as a pain in the arse and a pain in the backside in British English, or a pain in the ass and a pain in the butt in American English, are also used, but most people consider them offensive.
If someone is at pains to do something, they are very eager and anxious to do it, especially because they want to avoid a difficult situation.
Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.
美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。
You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
All Corfield got for his pains was a bullet in the head...
科菲尔德千辛万苦,到头来却被一枪爆头。
The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客,到头来却没有获得一点感激。
If someone is ordered not to do something on pain of or under pain of death, imprisonment, or arrest, they will be killed, put in prison, or arrested if they do it.
We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
我们被禁止使用母语,违者将被关进监狱。
If you take pains to do something or go to great pains to do something, you try hard to do it, because you think it is important to do it.
Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights...
社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。
I had taken great pains with my appearance.
我在自己的容貌上下了很多工夫。
1. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
effort, trouble, pains, endeavour, struggle
这些名词均表示"努力"之意。
Her pains are mostly pure imagination.
她的疼痛多半是纯粹想像出来的东西.
It pains me to stoop down.
痛得我蹲下来.
Which tooth pains you?
你哪一颗牙齿痛?
The disease typically manifests itself in a high fever and chest pains.
这种疾病的典型症状是发高烧和胸痛.
She was at great pains to stress the advantages of the new system.
她极力强调新制度的优点.