painful
英 ['pe?nf?l; -f(?)l]
美['penfl]
- adj. 痛苦的；疼痛的；令人不快的
英英釋意
- 1. causing physical or psychological pain;
- "worked with painful slowness"
- 2. causing misery or pain or distress;
- "it was a sore trial to him"
- "the painful process of growing up"
- 3. exceptionally bad or displeasing;
- "atrocious taste"
- "abominable workmanship"
- "an awful voice"
- "dreadful manners"
- "a painful performance"
- "terrible handwriting"
- "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
- 4. causing physical discomfort;
- "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
