ache

/eɪk/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

疼痛；疼痛；渴望

释义与例句

n. 疼痛
a continuous dull pain
  1. She felt a dull ache in her lower back.
    她感到下背部隐隐作痛。
  2. After the long run, he had aches all over his body.
    长跑之后，他浑身酸痛。
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  1. The ache in her head wouldn't go away.
    她的头痛一直不见好转。
v. 疼痛；渴望
to feel a continuous dull pain; to want something very much
  1. My legs ached after climbing the stairs.
    爬完楼梯后我的腿很疼。
  2. Her heart ached for her family back home.
    她渴望回到家乡的亲人身边。
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  1. His muscles ached from the intense workout.
    剧烈运动后他的肌肉酸痛。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想 a + che（车）→ 坐车久了浑身疼 → 疼痛

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • aching 疼痛的
    现在分词 / 形容词形式。
  • acheless 无疼痛的
    由 ache 加否定后缀 -less 构成。
同义词
  • pain 疼痛；痛苦
    pain 泛指各种疼痛，ache 特指持续的钝痛；ache 还可表“渴望”。
    He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. 他感到肩膀一阵剧痛。
  • throb 跳动作痛；悸动
    throb 指有节奏地跳动痛，ache 指持续的隐隐作痛。
    Her head began to throb after the loud concert. 喧闹的音乐会后，她的头开始阵阵作痛。
反义词
  • comfort 舒适；安慰
    ache 表示“疼痛、不适”，comfort 表示“舒适、无痛苦”，二者相反。
    The medicine brought comfort to the patient. 药物给病人带来了舒适。
  • relief 缓解；宽慰
    relief 指疼痛或痛苦的解除，与 ache 表示的“持续疼痛”相对。
    The injection gave him immediate relief from the pain. 注射使他的疼痛立即得到缓解。
常见搭配
  • headache 头痛
    I've got a terrible headache today. 我今天头痛得厉害。
  • stomach ache 胃痛
    He had a stomach ache after eating too much. 他吃得太多，胃痛了。
  • ache for 渴望
    She ached for the sound of her mother's voice. 她渴望听到母亲的声音。