【英语词汇】pain、ache、sore、distress、anguish、misery、agony、torment

【英语词汇】

pain、ache、sore、distress、

anguish、misery、agony、torment

pain

ache

sore

这三个名词均含有身体“疼痛”之意。

pain 指一般的痛，也可指剧痛，疼痛范围可以是局部或全身，时间可长可短。

1）He could feel the pain again as the medicine wore away.

药性消退后，他又感到疼痛了。

2）He was working in the garden, when he felt a sharp pain in the abdomen.

他正在花园里干活，突然他感觉腹部剧烈疼痛。

3）This medicine will help to relieve you from your pain.

这种药将帮助你解除疼痛。

●pain也可指精神上的痛苦。

1）It gave us much pain to learn of the news.

我们听到这个消息十分悲痛。

2）Do you really think enjoyment should be based on others' pain?

你以为一个人应该把自己的快乐建筑在别人的痛苦上面吗 ?

ache多指人体某一器官持续的隐隐的疼痛，常放在身体部位名词

后构成病痛名

称，如: toothache 牙痛、head ache 头痛、stomach ache 胃痛。有时可与pain

换用。

1）She felt an ache / pian in her back.

她感到后背隐隐作痛。

2）The dull ache in his head turned out to be suffering from brain tumor.

他的头隐隐作痛，结果竟是罹患脑瘤。

3）Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems.

姿势不当会导致颈部疼痛、头痛和呼吸困难。

4）Sedentary will lead to muscle ache, stiff neck and headache and dizziness.

久坐不动会引发全身肌肉酸痛、脖子僵硬和头痛头晕。

●ache也可指精神上的痛苦。

1）There was a little ache in her fancy of all he described.

她想象着他所描绘的一切，心里不禁有些刺痛。

2）The ache in the her body is no worse than the ache in her heart.

她身体的疼痛比不上她心头的疼痛。

●ache可用作动词。

1）Mother says she is aching all over with fatigue.

母亲说她累得浑身疼痛。

2）My neck and the spine below my wais t ache steadily, particularly at night.

我的颈部和腰部以下的脊骨持续的隐隐作痛，尤其是在夜里。

3）It makes my heart ache seeing you so unhappy and depressed.

看到你不开心、这么沮丧。我的心都痛了。

sore通常指由于发炎而引起的短期疼痛，可表示“痛(伤)处”、“伤口”、“疼

肿”、“溃疡处”

1）Though the sore can be healed, yet a scar may remain.

伤口虽然能痊愈，但可能留下伤疤。

2）The mouth of the sore will soon heal up.

疮口即将愈合。

●sore常用作形容词，表示“酸痛”。

1）Soon I was perspiring freely. My h ands were sore and I began to

tire.

没多久，我就大汗淋漓, 两手酸痛，开始感到疲倦了。

2）My legs are sore from all that running yesterday.

我的腿因为昨天跑步而感到酸。

3）She stayed home from school Because she had

a sore throat and a

fever.

她待在家里，没有去上课，因为她喉咙痛，还发着烧。

4）You sure are a sight for sore eyes. I haven't seen you for such a

long time.

看到你真高兴，我已经好久没看到你了。

●sore作形容词还可表示“痛心的”、“伤心的”、“悲哀的”；作名词“表示

使人伤心的事”

1）Losing the election was a sore disappointment.

竞选失败令人痛心失望。

2）I packed up my luggage and got out of the place, feeling

pretty sore.

我收起行旅，离开这个地方，心里感到酸酸的（很难过）。

3）We are all sore about the fact that such a tragedy took place.

发生了这样的悲剧我们都很痛心。

4）Though it was a full sore against my will, this affair was

put to a final

end.

虽然这很痛心地违背了我的意思，但这件事总算告了一段落。distress

anguish

misery