单词详解

 adj.

A.疼痛的，引起痛苦的（causing you pain or to feel upset）

My back is so painful that I cannot stand upright anymore.

我的背疼痛难忍,我现在甚至站不直了。

She had a painful cut on her thumb.她的拇指上有个疼痛的伤口。

He also mentioned about the painful experience he had.他还提到他的惨痛经历。

World of painful, who just lost his parents?人世的惨痛，岂仅是失了爹娘？

The painful lessons of history still fresh in our memory.

这一惨痛的历史教训至今历历在目。

China’s yellow sea area has painful history.中国黄海地区曾有惨痛历史。

B.令人不快的，恼人的( unpleasant or difficult to do)

It was painful to t admit that I was wrong.承认我自己错了是件很痛苦的事。 

It’s a very painful subject.这是一个很令人不快的话题。

相关词组

a painful problem棘手的问题

Deflation is always and everywhere a deeply painful problem.

通货收缩在任何时间任何地方都是一个棘手的问题。