ache
[eɪk] noun countable
IMPROVER
■a continuous pain which is unpleasant but not strong （持续的）疼痛，隐痛•As you get older, you have all sorts of aches and pains.人老了，就会有各种各样的病痛。 •I've got a dull (= slight) ache in my lower back.我背部靠近腰的地方隐隐作痛。 IMPROVER
■used in combinations with parts of the body to mean a continuous pain in the stated part （与表示身体部位的词一起构成合成词，表示该部位的持续疼痛）•earache/headache/toothache/backache耳痛／头痛／牙痛／背痛 •I've had a stomach ache all morning.我胃痛了一个上午。
[eɪk] verb intransitive
IMPROVER
■to have a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not strong （持续的）疼痛，隐痛•My head/tooth/back aches.我的头／牙／背疼。 •I ache/I'm aching all over.我浑身疼痛。 •I've got one or two aching muscles after yesterday's run.昨天跑步之后我有一两处肌肉隐隐作痛。
[eɪk] verb intransitive
Phrasal Verbs ache for sth literary
■to want something very much 渴望•He was lonely and aching for love.寂寞的他渴盼着爱的甘露。 |