painful

adjective

/ˈpeɪnfl/

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causing you pain
- Is your back still painful?
- a painful death
- My ankle is still too painful to walk on.
- He took a painful blow on the shoulder.
- It was a difficult and painful operation.
Synonyms painful
painful
- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
These words all describe something that causes you physical pain.
- painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death
- sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
  a sore throat
  Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
  The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
  The wound had become inflamed.
- excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee .
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
  She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
  an itchy rash
  I feel itchy all over.
Patterns
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
Extra Examples
- I had to undergo a series of painful injections.
- It was a slow and painful death.
- The infection isn't dangerous, but it's very painful.
- Ulcers can be unbearably painful.
Topics Illnessb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
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causing you to feel upset or embarrassed
- Seeing her again brought back painful memories.
- My parents' divorce was a very painful experience for me.
- Christmas can be a painful reminder of the loss of a loved one.
- painful to do something Their efforts were painful to watch.
- I find it extremely painful to read the daily news.
- painful for somebody (to do something) It's very painful for a kid to face up to that kind of thing.
- painful doing something It was painful watching them get it all wrong.
- painful to somebody The subject of his failed marriage was quite painful to him.
Topics Feelingsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
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unpleasant or difficult to do synonym trying
- Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry

单词	painful
释义	painful adjective /ˈpeɪnfl/ /ˈpeɪnfl/ jump to other results causing you pain Is your back still painful? a painful death My ankle is still too painful to walk on. He took a painful blow on the shoulder. It was a difficult and painful operation. Synonyms painfulpainful sore raw inflamed excruciating burning itchy These words all describe something that causes you physical pain. painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much: a sore throat Their feet were sore after hours of walking. raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged: The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury: The wound had become inflamed. excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee . burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot: She felt a burning sensation in her throat. itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling: an itchy rash I feel itchy all over. Patterns sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain Extra Examples I had to undergo a series of painful injections. It was a slow and painful death. The infection isn't dangerous, but it's very painful. Ulcers can be unbearably painful. Topics Illnessb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry causing you to feel upset or embarrassed Seeing her again brought back painful memories. My parents' divorce was a very painful experience for me. Christmas can be a painful reminder of the loss of a loved one. painful to do something Their efforts were painful to watch. I find it extremely painful to read the daily news. painful for somebody (to do something) It's very painful for a kid to face up to that kind of thing. painful doing something It was painful watching them get it all wrong. painful to somebody The subject of his failed marriage was quite painful to him. Topics Feelingsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry unpleasant or difficult to do synonym trying Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry
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