[/-fl; -fəl/] adj 用法: 1 causing or suffering pain 令人疼痛的; 痛苦的; 疼的: a painful blow on the shoulder 肩上挨的一击很疼 * Her shoulder is still painful. 她的肩还很痛. 用法: 2 causing distress or embarrassment 令人痛苦的; 令人难堪的: a painful experience, memory 痛苦的经历、 记忆 * His incompetence was painful to witness. 他很无能, 让人看著难受. * It was my painful duty to tell him he was dying. 要我把他即将去世的事告诉他, 这使我十分为难. * Her performance was painful, ie very bad. 她的表演拙劣得令人难堪. 用法: 3 difficult or tedious 困难的; 麻烦的; 费事的: the painful process of stripping the paint off the wall 剥除墙壁漆皮的麻烦事. |