1. a pain in the neck : 讨厌的家伙, 可恶的家伙, 使人厌烦的责任, 使人厌烦的义务;
2. feel no pain : 不觉得痛;
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1. 痛;疼痛
Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill.
2. 痛苦;悲痛
Pain is the feeling of unhappiness that you have when something unpleasant or upsetting happens.
3. 使痛苦;使苦恼
If a fact or idea pains you, it makes you feel upset and disappointed.
4. 讨厌鬼,烦心事(英国英语亦用a pain in the arse, a pain in the backside等,美国英语亦用a pain in the ass, a pain in the butt等,但多数人认为具冒犯意味)
In informal English, if you call someone or something a pain or a pain in the neck, you mean that they are very annoying or irritating. Expressions such as a pain in the arse and a pain in the backside in British English, or a pain in the ass and a pain in the butt in American English, are also used, but most people consider them offensive.
5. (尤指为避免困境而)急切想做,迫切想要做
If someone is at pains to do something, they are very eager and anxious to do it, especially because they want to avoid a difficult situation.
6. 作为辛劳的回报;付出千辛万苦,到头来却…
You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
7. 如违反则以…处罚
If someone is ordered not to do something on pain of or under pain of death, imprisonment, or arrest, they will be killed, put in prison, or arrested if they do it.
8. 煞费苦心;尽心竭力
If you take pains to do something or go to great pains to do something, you try hard to do it, because you think it is important to do it.
1. a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
e.g. as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
Synonym: pain sensationpainful sensation
2. something or someone that causes trouble
a source of unhappiness
e.g. washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
a bit of a bother
he's not a friend, he's an infliction
Synonym: annoyancebotherbotherationinflictionpain in the neckpain in the ass
3. emotional distress
a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
e.g. the pain of loneliness
Synonym: painfulness
4. a bothersome annoying person
e.g. that kid is a terrible pain
Synonym: pain in the necknuisance
5. a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
e.g. the patient developed severe pain and distension
Synonym: hurting