单词	headache
释义	headachehead‧ache /ˈhedeɪk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Police departments say the new bill will be a headache to enforce. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As she made her way to the modest Grenfell town house, Emily felt the beginning of a headache coming on. Bacterial meningitis must always be considered in a febrile person with severe headache. But with its tiny yields and vulnerability to disease, viognier is a massive headache for growers. Dull frontal headache, occipital headache; pain in the jaws go to the head. In succeeding weeks, the headaches eased but not his parents counsel. Migraine headaches occur much more capriciously than do muscle-contraction headaches. No wonder you got headaches, living with a crime like that for all these years. She complained of headaches and exhaustion and often said her whole body ached. Thesaurus THESAURUS► headache a pain in your head: · Looking at a computer for a long time can give you a headache. ► hangover a headache and feeling of sickness that you get the day after you have drunk too much alcohol: · The next day I had a terrible hangover. ► migraine a very bad headache, which makes you feel sick and have difficulty seeing: · He has suffered from migraines all his life. Longman Language Activatorpain► pain the feeling you have when part of your body hurts: · The pain is getting worse.· You won't feel any pain during the operation.· He told the doctor he was suffering from chest pains.a pain in your chest/leg/back etc: · In college, Durban began to suffer from headaches and pain in his arms and legssevere/excruciating pain (=very bad pain): · A slipped disc can cause severe back pain.ease the pain (=make you feel less pain): · The drug is often used to ease the pain of dying cancer patients.labor pains (American) / labour pains (British) (=before giving birth): · Kerry had to drive herself to the hospital when the labor pains began. ► ache a pain that continues for a long time but is not very sharp: · The ache in my leg muscles had almost gone.dull ache (=a continuous annoying ache): · Lisa felt a dull ache spreading up her arm. ► headache/toothache/backache/stomach ache a continuous pain in a part of your body: have/get a headache: · I always get a headache when I've been using the computer.have toothache/backache/stomach ache British: · I'm not surprised you have stomach ache - you eat too fast.have a toothache/a backache/a stomach ache American: · I had a backache after fifteen minutes of shovelling snow.a splitting headache (=a very bad headache): · We were planning to go out last night, but Marcia had a splitting headache. ► aches and pains many small pains which you feel at the same time, especially when you move, for example as the result of too much exercise or growing old: · Grandma said that apart from a few aches and pains she was feeling quite well.· Jenny ran slower and slower, complaining all the way of various aches and pains. ► spasm a sudden sharp pain which makes your body or part of your body shake uncontrollably for a short time: · He lay on the ground, breathless and frightened, waiting for the next spasm.spasm of pain: · A spasm of pain twisted Cheviot's face.muscle spasm: · The muscle spasms started in his lower left leg and spread upwards. ► twinge a sudden but not severe pain that comes and then disappears quickly: · I'd had the odd twinge now and again, but my heart-attack was totally unexpected.twinge of pain/rheumatism etc: · George felt a twinge of pain in his ankle from when he had slipped on the ice. when a fact or situation causes problems► cause/create/pose a problem to cause a problem that has to be dealt with: · You would be the only woman on a staff of over thirty men, which could create problems.· Both parents and teachers are worried about the problems posed by drugs.cause/create/pose a problem for: · Rebecca was frequently late for work, which caused problems for her colleagues.· Rising inflation could pose a major problem for the government. ► make life difficult to cause problems for someone and make it difficult or inconvenient for them to do what they want to do: · Petty arguments between staff have made the manager's life difficult.make life difficult for: · The rail strikes are making life increasingly difficult for people who have to travel into London every day. ► present a problem/difficulty if an activity or a plan presents a problem , there is a problem connected with it that has to be dealt with: · Constructing a highway in this area would present enormous difficulties.present a problem/difficulty for: · Live television programmes present special problems for the broadcaster.present somebody with a problem/difficulty: · Britain's relationship with other members of the European Union presents Blair with problems, just as it did for the Tories. ► troublesome something that is troublesome keeps causing problems over a period of time: · The infection can be particularly troublesome if it affects the lungs or throat.· The plant is regarded as a troublesome weed in rice fields. ► be a headache informal to cause problems over a period of time that are difficult to deal with: · Messy walkways and picnic tables are just some of the headaches caused by the hundreds of ducks that gather by the lake.be a headache for: · Censorship is always a constant headache for newspapers in the republic.give somebody a headache: · The scandal has given the minister a very public headache. ► plague if difficulties, illnesses, doubts, problems etc plague someone, there are a lot of them and they keep causing trouble for a long time: · Social problems plague these low-income communities.· The area is plagued by soil erosion and flooding. ► dog if a problem or bad luck dogs someone or something, it keeps causing trouble for a long time and prevents them from succeeding: · The team has been dogged by injury all season.· Zambia had none of the heritage of war and violence that dogged, say, Kenya or Zimbabwe. WORD SETS► Illness & Disability abscess, nounache, verbache, nounacne, nounagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, nounague, noun-aholic, suffixAIDS, nounailment, nounairsick, adjectivealbino, nounalcoholic, nounalcoholism, nounallergic, adjectiveallergy, nounamnesia, nounamputee, nounanaemia, nounanaemic, adjectiveangina, nounanorexia, nounanorexic, adjectiveantacid, nounanthrax, nounantibody, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantigen, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounapoplectic, adjectiveapoplexy, nounappendicitis, nounarteriosclerosis, nounarthritis, nounaseptic, adjectiveaspirin, nounasthma, nounastigmatism, nounasymptomatic, adjectiveathlete's foot, nounatrophy, verbauto-immune disease, nounAyurvedic medicine, nounbaby blues, nounbacillus, nounbackache, nounbark, verbbattle fatigue, nounBCG, nounbedridden, adjectivebedsore, nounbed-wetting, nounbellyache, nounbenign, adjectiveberiberi, nounbespectacled, adjectivebetter, adjectivebilious, adjectivebinge, verbbiopsy, nounbirthmark, nounbite, verbbite, nounblack and blue, adjectiveBlack Death, the, black eye, nounblackout, nounbleed, verbbleeding, nounblind, verbblister, nounblister, verbblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood poisoning, nounbloodshot, adjectiveblood transfusion, nounbloody, adjectivebloody, verbblue baby, nounboil, nounbotulism, nounbrain damage, nounbreakdown, nounbronchitis, nounbruise, nounbruise, verbBSE, nounbubonic plague, nounbug, nounbulimia, nounbump, nounbunion, nounbuzz, verbcalloused, adjectivecallus, nouncancer, nouncandida, nouncanker, nouncarbuncle, nouncarcinogen, nouncarcinogenic, adjectivecarcinoma, nouncardiac, adjectivecardiovascular, adjectivecaries, nouncarpal tunnel syndrome, nouncarrier, nouncarry, verbcarsick, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncataract, nouncatarrh, nouncatatonic, adjectivecatching, adjectivecauliflower ear, nouncerebral palsy, nouncertify, verbcervical smear, nounchapped, adjectivecharley horse, nounchemotherapy, nounchesty, adjectivechicken pox, nounchilblains, nounChinese medicine, nouncholera, nounchronic, adjectivecirrhosis, nounCJD, nouncleanse, verbcleft palate, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclub foot, nouncold, nouncold sore, nouncolic, nouncolitis, nouncollapse, verbcolour-blind, adjectivecoma, nouncommon cold, nouncommon denominator, nouncommunicate, verbcomplaint, nouncomplicate, verbcomplication, nouncompound fracture, nounconcuss, verbconcussion, nouncondition, nouncongenital, adjectivecongested, adjectiveconjunctivitis, nounconstipation, nounconsumption, nounconsumptive, nouncontagion, nouncontagious, adjectivecontinent, adjectivecontract, verbcontusion, nounconvalesce, verbconvulsion, nouncorn, nouncortisone, nouncot death, nouncough, nounCPR, nouncrack-up, nouncramp, nounCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease, nouncrick, nouncrick, verbcripple, nouncripple, verbcross-eyed, adjectivecroup, nouncurable, adjectivecut, nouncyst, nouncystic fibrosis, nouncystitis, noundecompression sickness, noundeep vein thrombosis, noundeformity, noundegenerative, adjectivedehydrate, verbdelirious, adjectivedelirium, noundelusion, noundementia, noundengue fever, noundepression, noundermatitis, noundiabetes, noundiabetic, adjectivediabetic, noundiagnosis, noundialysis, noundiaper rash, noundiarrhoea, noundiphtheria, noundisability, noundisable, verbdisabled, adjectivedischarge, verbdisease, noundisgorge, verbdislocate, verbdisorder, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundistemper, noundistend, verbdizzy, adjectivedoddering, adjectivedoddery, adjectivedonate, verbdonor, noundouble vision, noundoughy, adjectivedown, adverbDown's syndrome, noundrawn, adjectivedressing, noundrinker, noundrunk, adjectivedrunk, noundrunken, adjectivedull, adjectivedumb, adjectiveDVT, noundysentery, noundyslexia, noundyspepsia, noundyspeptic, adjectiveearache, nouneating disorder, nounEbola, nounectopic pregnancy, nouneczema, nounemaciated, adjectiveemasculate, verbembolism, nounemphysema, nounencephalitis, nounendoscope, nounenervate, verbenteritis, nounepidemic, nounepilepsy, nounepileptic, adjectiveepileptic, nounetiology, nounexcruciating, adjectiveexposure, nouneyeless, adjectiveeye strain, nounfail, verbfaint, nounfester, verbfever, nounfever blister, nounfevered, adjectivefeverish, adjectivefirst aid, nounfit, nounflat feet, nounflat-footed, adjectiveflu, nounfood poisoning, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounfracture, verbfracture, nounfrostbite, noungall, noungammy, adjectiveganglion, noungangrene, noungas, noungash, noungastric, adjectivegastritis, noungastroenteritis, nounGerman measles, nounget, verbgingivitis, nounglandular fever, nounglaucoma, noungnarled, adjectivegonorrhea, noungout, noungrand mal, noungraze, verbgraze, noungriping, adjectivegroggy, adjectivegrowing pains, noungrowth, noungush, verbgynaecology, nounhacking cough, nounhaemophilia, nounhaemophiliac, nounhaemorrhage, nounhaemorrhage, verbhaemorrhoids, nounhalitosis, nounhandicap, nounhandicapped, adjectivehangover, nounhard of hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, nounpale, adjectivepallid, adjectivepallor, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpalsy, nounpandemic, nounparalyse, verbparalysed, adjectiveparalysis, nounparalytic, adjectiveparalytic, nounparanoia, nounparaplegia, nounparaplegic, nounparasitic, adjectiveParkinson's disease, nounparoxysm, nounpasty, adjectivepasty-faced, adjectivepathogen, nounpathological, adjectivepathology, nounpeaked, adjectivepeaky, adjectivepellagra, nounpeptic ulcer, nounperforated, adjectiveperiod pain, nounperitonitis, nounpernicious anaemia, nounpersecution complex, nounpestilence, nounpestilential, adjectivepetit mal, nounpharyngitis, nounphlebitis, nounphlegm, noun-phobic, suffixphysiotherapy, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepins and needles, nounplacebo, nounplague, nounplaque, nounplaster cast, nounpleurisy, nounPMS, nounPMT, nounpneumonia, nounpockmark, nounpockmarked, adjectivepoisoning, nounpolio, nounpolyp, nounpoor, adjectivepost-traumatic stress disorder, nounpremenstrual tension, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprickle, verbprickly heat, nounprognosis, nounprolapse, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprophylactic, nounprophylaxis, nounpsoriasis, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotic, adjectivepuffy, adjectivepull, verbpurulent, adjectivepus, nounpustule, nounqueasy, adjectiverabid, adjectiverabies, nounradiation sickness, nounradiography, nounrash, nounraw, adjectivereact, verbreaction, nounreceive, verbrecuperate, verbrecuperative, adjectiveregurgitate, verbrelapse, verbremission, nounrepetitive strain injury, nounresistance, nounrespond, verbretch, verbRhesus factor, nounrheumatic, adjectiverheumatic fever, nounrheumatism, nounrheumatoid arthritis, nounrickets, nounringworm, nounRSI, nounrubella, nounrun-down, adjectiverunny, adjectiverupture, nounsaddle-sore, adjectivesalmonella, nounscab, nounscabby, adjectivescabies, nounscald, verbscald, nounscaly, adjectivescar, nounscar, verbscarlet fever, nounschizophrenia, nounsciatica, nounsclerosis, nounscrape, verbscrape, nounscratch, nounscurvy, nounseasick, adjectiveseizure, nounself-examination, nounsenile, adjectivesenile dementia, nounsenseless, adjectivesepsis, nounseptic, adjectivesepticaemia, nounserum, nounset, verbsexually transmitted disease, nounshell shock, nounshell-shocked, adjectiveshingles, nounshock, nounshort-sighted, adjectivesickle-cell anaemia, nounsickly, adjectivesickness, nounside effect, nounsightless, adjectivesimple fracture, nounsleeping sickness, nounslipped disc, nounsmallpox, nounsnakebite, nounsnow blindness, nounsore, adjectivesore, nounspastic, adjectivespecial needs, nounspecimen, nounspina bifida, nounsprain, verbsputum, nounsquint, verbsquint, nounstammer, nounstarvation, nounstarve, verbSTD, nounstomachache, nounstone, nounstrain, nounstrain, verbstrangulated, adjectivestrep throat, nounstroke, nounsty, nounsuccumb, verbsufferer, nounsunstroke, nounsuperbug, nounsurgical, adjectiveswelling, nounswollen, adjectivesymptom, nounsymptomatic, adjectivesyndrome, nounsyphilis, nounTB, nountear, verbtetanus, nountherapeutic, adjectivetherapy, nounthrombosis, nounthrush, nountic, nountight, adjectivetingle, verbtinnitus, nountipsy, adjectivetonsillitis, nountoothache, nountorment, nountourniquet, nountoxaemia, nountoxic shock syndrome, nountraction, nountransfusion, nountrauma, nountravel sickness, nountreatment, nountremor, nountuberculosis, nountumour, nountunnel vision, nountwinge, nountwitch, nountyphoid, nountyphus, nounulcer, nounulcerate, verbultrasound, noununderweight, adjectiveundressed, adjectiveunhealthy, adjectiveuntreated, adjectivevaccinate, verbvaccine, nounvaricose veins, nounVD, nounvenereal disease, nounverruca, nounvertigo, nounviral, adjectivevirology, nounvirulent, adjectivevomit, verbvomit, nounwart, nounweak, adjectiveweal, nounweep, verbwheeze, verbwheeze, nounwheezy, adjectivewhiplash, nounwhooping cough, nounwind, nounwithered, adjectivewound, nounwrench, verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives► bad/terrible/severe · I’ve got a really bad headache. ► a splitting headache (=a very bad headache)· The next day he woke up with a splitting headache. ► a throbbing/pounding/blinding headache (=a very bad headache)· He had a throbbing headache, behind his nose and his eyes. ► a slight headache (also a bit of a headache spoken) (=one that is not very serious)· I’d rather stay at home – I’ve got a bit of a headache. verbs► have a headache (also have got a headache spoken)· She’s not coming – she says she’s got a headache. ► get headaches/suffer from headaches (=regularly have a headache)· He often gets headaches at school. ► give somebody a headache · The music was starting to give him a headache. ► cause headaches · The drug can cause headaches. ► complain of a headache (=say that you have a headache)· Your child may complain of headaches or problems seeing the blackboard. ► a headache goes away (=it stops)· I'd like to lie down for a bit to make my headache go away, COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a strong/heavy headache’. Say a bad headache. Don’t say ‘a little headache’. Say a slight headache or a bit of a headache.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give somebody a headache/hangover  Keep the noise down – you’re giving me a headache! ► a headache/indigestion etc tablet · Do you want a headache tablet? ► throbbing headache  I woke up with a throbbing headache. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► bad · She did not even seem to mind the rather bad headache.· By the middle of the next afternoon, the worst of the headache was gone.· Also, it meant, because of the time it was given, having a bad headache if one wanted to live. ► big · And who was the bruiser who gave Kirk the big headache?· I woke up with a big headache.· The Ferruzzi family has an even bigger financial headache.· Publishing a paper in a small town, where readers know precisely what they want, is a big headache for Harold.· His biggest headache is likely to be the economy.· I know where they are coming from-what their big headaches are with the branch.· Dealing with large volumes of unwanted straw remains one of the biggest headaches for many growers.· John Wood is the kind of registered voter who gives President Clinton a big anxiety headache. ► major · Security Security is a major headache these days.· Ironically, it's the simplicity that has been a major headache for distributors Oak Marketing.· Without the right kind of help foreign business can mean major headaches.· The ablutions, cookhouse and accommodation are checked for cleanliness, these jobs being a major headache in a platoon location.· On top of this, clearing blocked waste traps can be a major headache.· Welcome ... Coping with a slope is a major headache for thousands of people.· Getting Government bureaucrats to take local problems seriously has proved a major headache for a group of village campaigners.· For the media, the present law of libel induces a number of major headaches. ► migraine · Family history of migraine. Migraine headaches occur much more capriciously than do muscle-contraction headaches.· A migraine headache instantly struck Wyatt, electricity tearing through a leaf and departed as quickiy as it had come.· One-Sided Headache Cluster and migraine headaches are characteristically unilateral.· She is exhausted from migraine headaches and lack of sleep; the lines on her face have deepened.· As mentioned previously, these observations have raised questions about the traditional pathophysiology ascribed to tension and migraine headaches.· The seventh-grader at Stapley Junior High School suffered migraine headaches and often missed school. ► severe · She suffered severe headaches and her face was tender.· Bacterial meningitis must always be considered in a febrile person with severe headache.· Some made her drowsy or faint, others produced a severe headache or nausea.· I had a severe headache that progressed into vomiting, flu-like symptoms.· No patients complained of severe headaches or flushing while taking nifedipine.· Recurrence of severe headache should immediately signal the need to increase the dosage and to subsequently reduce it in more gradual decrements.· If there is also drowsiness, severe headache, stiffness of the neck or severe lethargy.· Granato was admitted to Centinela Hospital early Monday morning after experiencing severe headaches. ► splitting · Chapter Twelve Melissa slept late and awoke with a splitting headache.· I realized that I had a splitting headache and that my knee joints were uncertain of their purpose when I stood up.· They hold their heads tight when coughing because of the splitting headache.· It allowed Nicholas a long, hard night's sleep, followed by a splitting headache in the morning.· I couldn't move my arms or legs, my body tingled all over and I had a terrible splitting headache. ► vascular · But about 8 percent are vascular headaches, caused by the excessive dilation of blood vessels in the brain.· Migraines are a particularly intense kind of vascular headache.· Occupational History Stressful work situations are often a factor in muscle-contraction or vascular headaches.· An example is the use of propranolol and amitriptyline in the patient with symptoms of both vascular and tension headache.· Birth control pills may cause or aggravate vascular headaches as well as predispose the patient to cerebral venous or arterial occlusions. ► violent · He still paid with violent headaches, but it could have been so much worse.· Splitting, violent, congestive headache, a pressure pain; headache as if the skull would split.· A violent headache can be safely dissolved within minutes without having to resort to aspirin or paracetamol with their accompanying side-effects.· They were both attacked, one having a violent headache, the other being possessed as I now realised I had been. NOUN► cluster · The pathophysiology of cluster headache is not established.· Propranolol, which is used so commonly in migraine prophylaxis, is not beneficial in most cluster headache patients.· There is concern that p blockers might accentuate the bradycardia, which has been observed during attacks of cluster headache.· This has been reported to abort cluster headache in small groups of patients with spontaneous or nitroglycerin-induced attacks.· If any one of these is present, the diagnosis of cluster headache is strongly confirmed.· This agent may be used in the cluster headache patient, as described in the discussion of migraine prophylaxis. ► tension · Muscular tension is often a factor, and may be considered to be the prostatic version of a tension headache.· Vascular and tension headaches are, by far, those seen most frequently in office practice.· It's just a tension headache.· Soon he has tension headaches and is missing work most Mondays.· Psychological support either by the general physician or in a more formal setting is important for the patient with tension headaches.· An example is the use of propranolol and amitriptyline in the patient with symptoms of both vascular and tension headache. VERB► cause · Some experts claim the phones can cause tumours, headaches and memory loss.· Acute hydrocephalus due to sudden obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid pathways by an intracranial mass also causes sudden headache.· In small amounts it can act as a stimulant, in larger doses causing hyperactivity, headaches and insomnia.· That concentration, greater than on a highway during rush hour, would not cause even a headache in most healthy people.· Carbon monoxide can cause headaches and stomach upsets or, at worse, be fatal.· Or it may cause headaches or nausea.· A problem person may cause you a headache in countless ways.· Birth control pills may cause or aggravate vascular headaches as well as predispose the patient to cerebral venous or arterial occlusions. ► complain · She complained of headaches and exhaustion and often said her whole body ached.· After a day or two they complained of headaches, cramps, shivers.· After a few minutes of running through drills, the girls began to complain of headaches and blurred vision.· She complained of constant headaches and fevers.· When she stopped having accidents, she would withdraw into her room and draw the curtains and complain of headache.· Sufferers also complain of headaches, intermittent blurred vision and vision sluggishness.· The typical clinical presentation is a young obese female complaining of new onset headache. ► experience · Granato was admitted to Centinela Hospital early Monday morning after experiencing severe headaches.· Granato began experiencing headaches so severe, he sought medical help.· The biospherians experienced headaches, sleep loss, and fatigue. ► get · No wonder you got headaches, living with a crime like that for all these years.· She could get a headache after sketch class or after indulging herself with cake or candy.· There was a time when I'd go to clubs, feel nothing, get a headache, and have to leave.· I get a headache just looking at a cookbook.· I was beginning to get a headache again.· He actually got headaches from it.· Not tonight, I've got a headache.· Wyatt was beginning to get a headache from all the white walls and the neatness. ► give · These problems and a long evening incarcerated below decks without fresh air were giving her a headache.· There were so many of them that the strain of trying to recognise each one started to give him a headache.· Sporting events such as car racing give me a headache.· Hank, when Mrs Stych thought of him at all, always gave her a headache.· That culture refused to die, giving the patriarchy a headache.· The weight of the matching necklace was already giving her a headache.· It is too often the case that birth, if prematurely contacted, will give the patient a headache and a cold. ► suffer · Horst was suffering from a headache and needed a rest day.· Since his resignation, Smith has suffered chronic headaches, depression and insomnia, according to the lawsuit.· When they are withdrawn the patient may suffer fatigue, headache, depression, weakness, and aches and pains.· The seventh-grader at Stapley Junior High School suffered migraine headaches and often missed school.· She suffered severe headaches and her face was tender.· I told her I suffered from headaches.· Belle's angels told her that this terrifying woman suffered excruciating headaches and that she mustn't give up.· Long-sighted children are often reluctant to do much reading and writing and may also suffer from headaches. ► throb · Sunstroke fever, throbbing headache, red face, stupor.· As I write this, I have a throbbing headache. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blinding headache Perhaps he could plead a blinding headache, or an attack of tonsilitis? ► splitting headache Chapter Twelve Melissa slept late and awoke with a splitting headache. I couldn't move my arms or legs, my body tingled all over and I had a terrible splitting headache. I realized that I had a splitting headache and that my knee joints were uncertain of their purpose when I stood up. It allowed Nicholas a long, hard night's sleep, followed by a splitting headache in the morning. They hold their heads tight when coughing because of the splitting headache. What good can you do mooning around worrying, picking at your food like an anorexic, and giving yourself splitting headaches? ► thumping headache► violent headache/fit etc A violent headache can be safely dissolved within minutes without having to resort to aspirin or paracetamol with their accompanying side-effects. He still paid with violent headaches, but it could have been so much worse. They were both attacked, one having a violent headache, the other being possessed as I now realised I had been. 1a pain in your head:  If you have a headache, you should take some aspirin.2informal a problem that is difficult or annoying to deal with:  Security is a big headache for airline operators.—headachy adjective:  a headachy feelingGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?Headache is a countable noun: · I have a headache. ✗Don’t say: I have headache.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbad/terrible/severe· I’ve got a really bad headache.a splitting headache (=a very bad headache)· The next day he woke up with a splitting headache.a throbbing/pounding/blinding headache (=a very bad headache)· He had a throbbing headache, behind his nose and his eyes.a slight headache (also a bit of a headache spoken) (=one that is not very serious)· I’d rather stay at home – I’ve got a bit of a headache.verbshave a headache (also have got a headache spoken)· She’s not coming – she says she’s got a headache.get headaches/suffer from headaches (=regularly have a headache)· He often gets headaches at school.give somebody a headache· The music was starting to give him a headache.cause headaches· The drug can cause headaches.complain of a headache (=say that you have a headache)· Your child may complain of headaches or problems seeing the blackboard.a headache goes away (=it stops)· I'd like to lie down for a bit to make my headache go away,COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a strong/heavy headache’. Say a bad headache. Don’t say ‘a little headache’. Say a slight headache or a bit of a headache.THESAURUSheadache a pain in your head: · Looking at a computer for a long time can give you a headache.hangover a headache and feeling of sickness that you get the day after you have drunk too much alcohol: · The next day I had a terrible hangover.migraine /ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ- $ ˈmaɪ-/ a very bad headache, which makes you feel sick and have difficulty seeing: · He has suffered from migraines all his life.
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