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ADJ-GRADED
疼痛的
If a part of your body is painful, it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it.
例句
Her glands were swollen and painful...
她腺體腫痛。
Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.
桑普拉斯等待著疼痛的左腿脛骨的骨骼掃描結(jié)果。
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ADJ-GRADED
（病、傷、手術(shù)等）令人疼痛的，引起疼痛的
If something such as an illness, injury, or operation is painful, it causes you a lot of physical pain.
例句
...a painful back injury...
疼痛的背傷
Sunburn is painful and potentially dangerous.
曬傷不僅疼，還有潛在危險(xiǎn)。
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ADJ-GRADED
（情形、記憶或經(jīng)歷）痛苦的，難受的，惱人的
Situations, memories, or experiences that are painful are difficult and unpleasant to deal with, and often make you feel sad and upset.
例句
Remarks like that brought back painful memories...
那樣的話勾起了痛苦的回憶。
...the painful transition to democracy...
向民主的艱難轉(zhuǎn)變
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ADJ-GRADED
（表演或采訪）令人難堪的
If a performance or interview is painful, it is so bad that it makes you feel embarrassed for the people taking part in it.
例句
The interview was painful to watch.
觀看那次訪談讓人難堪。