painful

adj.痛苦的；（肉体）疼的；费力的，（工作）困难的；讨厌的，使人厌烦的

adj.

1. 令人疼痛的
   causing you pain
   1. Is your back still painful?
      你的背还疼吗？
   2. a painful death
      痛苦的死亡
   3. My ankle is still too painful to walk on.
      我的脚腕子还是疼得不能走路。
2. 令人痛苦（或难过、难堪）的
   causing you to feel upset or embarrassed
   1. a painful experience/memory
      痛苦的经历 / 回忆
   2. Their efforts were painful to watch.
      看着他们辛劳真是令人心痛。
3. 不愉快的；困难的；艰难的
   unpleasant or difficult to do
   1. Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
      求职可能是一个漫长而又艰难的历程。

1. The women developed painful RSI because of poor working conditions.
   由于工作条件恶劣，这些妇女患上了痛苦的重复性劳损症。
2. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
   嫉妒会带来忧虑和痛苦。
3. What truly grates is the painful banter.
   最让人气愤的是那个令人难堪的玩笑。
4. The stark contrast between the haves and have-nots has always existed but in a recession the injustices become more painful
   虽然富人和穷人之间一直差距悬殊，但这种不公在经济萧条期愈加显得令人难以接受。
5. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective
   经济改革仍将举步维艰，毫无成效。
6. Her sunburn made intimacy too painful
   她的皮肤晒伤了，使得想要亲热一下都变得很痛苦。
7. Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful
   生小孩是件既痛苦又令人高兴的事。
8. It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
   把疖子切开是很痛的。
9. Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point.
   仔细检查痛处，找出最痛的地方来。
10. Her glands were swollen and painful
    她腺体肿痛。
11. Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.
    桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。
12. Sunburn is painful and potentially dangerous.
    晒伤不仅疼，还有潜在危险。
13. Remarks like that brought back painful memories
    那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。
14. She finds it too painful to return there without him.
    她觉得没有他的陪伴回到那里实在叫人难受。
15. The interview was painful to watch.
    观看那次访谈让人难堪。
16. The symptoms include skin rashes, fever, and painful joints.
    病症包括皮疹、发烧和关节疼痛。
17. The readjustment to peace and home is slow and painful.
    重新适应和平以及家庭生活是缓慢而痛苦的。
18. The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion
    国王的立场必然会再次引发关于堕胎的令人头痛的辩论。
19. It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions
    这么做会带来极坏的负面影响。
20. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days.
    这个伤口会疼痛难忍，直到大约10天后结痂才会好些。
21. I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on
    我不再去回忆那些痛苦不堪的往事了。
22. The shutdown is the latest in a series of painful budget measures
    此次关闭是一系列艰难预算措施中最新实施的一项。
23. A badly sunburned face or back is extremely painful.
    严重的脸部或背部晒伤会非常疼痛。
24. For years he tended her in her painful illness
    多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。
25. Painful typhoid injections are a thing of the past, thanks to the introduction of an oral vaccine
    自从发明了口服疫苗后，令人痛苦的伤寒疫苗注射就成为了过去。
26. As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
    作为一名美国人，她不愿拘泥于英国人生活中令人非常不舒服的繁文缛节。
27. It was a painful and unpopular decision
    那是一个痛苦又不得人心的决定。
28. A very painful surmise arose concerning her character.
    对她的人格产生了一种令人难堪的猜度。
29. He is seized with a painful sickness.
    他得了一种痛苦的疾病。
30. Her husband's death left a painful void in her life.
    丈夫的死给她的人生留下了痛苦和寂寞。