例句
英语四级真题
  • It frees us from painful memories.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Bill, for instance, often gets painful flashbacks, in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Conveniently, they are also the people who care enough to see you through this painful realization.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms—a process that is often extremely painful, but also almost always meaningful.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • In the process he brought about great changes in computing, music, telecoms and the news business that were painful for existing firms but welcomed by millions of consumers.
    出自-2012年12月阅读原文
  • A woman encouraged to try knitting and crocheting after developing an autoimmune disease that caused a lot of hand pain reported on the Craft Yam Council site that her hands are now less stiff and painful.
    2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • Bill, for instance, often gets painful "flashbacks", in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.
    2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • Conveniently, they are also the people who care enough to see you through this painful realization.
    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms— a process that is often extremely painful, but also almost always meaningful.
    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • He said: "My stings are a bit painful but I am pleased it all worked out and I could help."
    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
英语六级真题
  • Her son Doug is one of several hundred thousand high-school seniors who had a painful fall.
    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • They make operations less painful.
    出自-2012年12月阅读原文
  • In the video clips, the babies made various facial expressions in response to real life events including playful interactions and painful ones.
    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
  • The prospect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them.
    2015年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
英英词典释义
  • Adjective
    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"