painfully
UK/'peinfəli/US/'peinfuli/
B1
Definitions
adv.
In a way that causes pain.
痛苦地。
adv.
(as an intensifier) To an uncomfortable or extreme degree: painfully shy.
（强调）令人难受地，极度地：极度害羞。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishpainfulroot
+
-lyin the manner of
=painfully
painful + -ly = in a painful way. Note the common intensifier use: painfully aware, painfully obvious.
Common Collocations
- 1.painfully aware痛切地意识到
- 2.painfully obvious显而易见到尴尬
- 3.painfully shy极度害羞
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was painfully obvious that he had not prepared.
- 2.
She was painfully aware of every mistake.