headache

Definitions

head + ache (a dull continuous pain) = a pain in the head. The figurative sense is a natural stretch: a nagging problem gives you that same throbbing, can't-think-straight feeling, so any persistent annoyance becomes 'a real headache.'

Common Collocations

• 1.splitting headache头痛欲裂
• 2.bad headache剧烈头痛
• 3.a real headache真正的麻烦事
• 4.give someone a headache让某人头疼

Example Sentences

• 1.

  I've had a splitting headache all morning.

• 2.

  Finding parking downtown is a real headache.

• 3.

  The new tax rules are a headache for small businesses.