ache
Word family nounachageachingacheadverbachinglyadjectiveachy
ache1 /eɪk/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI] 1 MIif part of your body aches, you feel a continuous, but not very sharp pain there 〔持续而隐隐地〕作痛 SYN hurt His feet were aching from standing so long. 他站了那么久,双脚隐隐作痛。
► see thesaurus at hurt RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say they have a headache, have (a) backache, have (a) stomach ache, or have (a) toothache rather than saying that their head, back, etc aches: 在日常英语中,人们一般说have a headache,have (a) backache,have (a) stomach ache或者have (a) toothache,而不说head,back等aches
My head aches terribly. → I have a terrible headache. 我头痛得厉害。 2 WANTto want to do or have something very much 渴望ache for I’m aching for sleep. 我很想睡觉。
ache to do something He ached to reach out and hold her close. 他很想伸出双手紧紧抱住她。
3 to have a strong unhappy feeling 感到痛苦ache with Sarah ached with sadness that her brother was so ill. 弟弟病得很重,莎拉忧心忡忡。
Tim’s heart was aching for her. 蒂姆为她心痛难过。
ache2 ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 MIa continuous pain that is not sharp or very strong 〔持续的〕隐痛 A dull ache throbbed at the back of David’s head. 戴维的后脑隐隐抽痛。
aches and pains (=slight feelings of pain that are not considered to be serious) 轻微疼痛 Apart from the usual aches and pains, she felt all right. 除了几处经常性的疼痛以外,她感到身体尚可。
► see thesaurus at pain 2 WANTa strong, mostly unhappy, feeling 〔心中的〕苦痛,痛苦 the ache of his loneliness 他的孤寂之苦
—achy adjectiveadj I’m feeling tired and achy. 我觉得又累又痛。
dull ache• It starts as a dull ache that gradually evolves into a severe throbbing pain, centering in the frontal and temporal regions.• They felt nothing but a dull ache in their backs.• I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache.• Apart from a dull ache in his leg, Larsen has completely recovered from the crash.• The pain in her lower back subsided leaving a dull ache.• It wasn't really very bad but it was a dull ache that made her realise she would never get to sleep.• It seemed that here, there was never any spring, only wind and rain and the dull ache of loss.• Sleep away the tiredness and the dull ache inside his head, that was the thing to do.• It ached an ugly, dull ache. Origin ache1 Old English acan