painful
UK/'peɪnfʊl/US/'peinful/
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释义
adj.
Causing physical or emotional pain.
疼痛的；痛苦的。
adj.
(informal) Tediously bad or awkward to witness.
（非正式）糟糕得让人难受的，尴尬的。
词根拆分
词根派生pain惩罚，刑罚，痛苦
+
-ful充满...的，以...为特征的
=painful
pain + -ful（充满）= 充满痛苦的。pain 的透明派生。
常用搭配
- 1.painful experience痛苦的经历
- 2.painful memory痛苦的回忆
- 3.extremely painful极其疼痛
例句
- 1.
Recovery after the surgery was slow and painful.
手术后的恢复过程缓慢而痛苦。
- 2.
It was painful to watch him fumble the speech.
看他把演讲搞砸，真让人难受。