| 释义 |
take pains
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | take pains - try very hard to do somethingbe at painsendeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" |
Translationspain (pein) noun hurt or suffering of the body or mind. a pain in the chest. 疼痛 疼痛 verb to cause suffering or upset to (someone). It pained her to admit that she was wrong. 使痛苦 使痛苦pained adjective showing or expressing pain. a pained expression. 痛苦的 痛苦的ˈpainful adjective causing pain. a painful injury. 使痛苦的 使痛苦的ˈpainfully adverb 痛苦地 痛苦地ˈpainless adjective without pain. painless childbirth. 無痛苦的 无痛苦的ˈpainlessly adverb 無痛苦地 无痛苦地ˈpainkiller noun a drug etc which lessens or removes pain. 止痛藥 止疼药ˈpainstaking (ˈpeinz-) adjective going to great trouble and taking great care. a painstaking student. 辛勤的，不辭辛勞的 辛勤的，勤勉的 a pain in the neck a person who is constantly annoying. People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck. 令人討厭的傢伙 使人讨厌的家伙take pains to take great trouble and care (to do something). He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves. 盡力，費苦心 尽力，煞费苦心 take pains
take (great) pains (to do something)To expend a lot of time and energy doing something. Your parents took great pains to ensure that you would have enough money for college. My grandmother always took pains to look her best, so losing her hair during her cancer treatment was especially difficult for her.See also: pain, taketake (great) pains over (something)To expend a lot of time, effort, and care doing something. Your tutor took great pains over your instruction, but it's obvious that you've totally wasted his time and our money! It's clear that the owners have taken great pains over the interior design of the new restaurant. My grandmother always took pains over her appearance throughout her life, so losing her hair during her cancer treatment was especially difficult for her.See also: over, pain, taketake (great) pains with (something)To expend a lot of time, effort, and care doing something. Your tutor took great pains with your instruction, but it's obvious that you've totally wasted his time and our money! It's clear that the owners have taken great pains with the interior design of the new restaurant. My grandmother always took pains with her appearance throughout her life, so losing her hair during her cancer treatment was especially difficult for her.See also: pain, taketake (great) pains (to do something)Fig. to make a great effort to do something. Tom took pains to decorate the room exactly right. We took great pains to get there on time.See also: pain, taketake pains, toTo make a laborious effort; to take assiduous care. The use of pains for “troubles” dates from Shakespeare’s time and survives mainly in this cliché (and in the adjective painstaking). “Yet much he praised the pains he took, And well those pains did pay,” wrote Sir Walter Scott (Marmion, 1808).See also: takeEncyclopediaSeepaintake pains
Synonyms for take painsverb try very hard to do somethingSynonymsRelated Words |