18 ache和pain
① ache
vi. & n. 指身体局部较持久的疼痛,且常是隐痛,如耳痛、牙痛、胃痛、头痛等。ache与身体某部位可组成复合名词,如:headache,toothache等。ache后接疼痛的部位时,要在ache前加an,构成an ache in the stomach/one's head/a tooth/the ear 结构。
After climbing the mountain,he
ached all over. 爬过山后,他浑身疼痛。
Her legs began to
ache with cold. 她的腿冻得开始疼起来。
She is suffering from an
earache. 她患耳痛。
提示
注意下面的结构:
ache for 同情,渴望,想念
ache+to
v.渴望,想念
My heart
aches for her. 我十分想念她。
The lonely girl
aches for home. 这个孤独的小姑娘想家。
She was
aching to join in the game. 她渴望参加比赛。
② pain
vi.,vt. & n. 指由于受伤或疾病而产生的疼痛,既可反映一般的疼痛,也可指突然的剧痛,有时指局部疼痛影响到全身,程度比ache重。pain可作不及物动词,也可作及物动词(ache只可作不及物动词)。pain还可引申指精神上的痛苦(ache则没有此意)。
The cut
pained her. 伤口使她感到疼痛。
His face was drawn with
pain. 他痛得面部肌肉都扭曲了。
She had a
pain/an
ache in the stomach. 她胃痛。
It
pained her to hear that he was leaving. 听说他要走了,她感到很难过。(不用ache)