In 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。
ache to do something• The children ached for attention.• His body ached to be tucked into bed for the night or for eternity.• The trendgainedground in the United States, where early symphonyaudiencesached toexudesocialrefinement.• She aches to know for certain that she is loved.• He absolutely ached to make love to Rachel, he would have done anything to see her naked.• He ached toreach out and hold Tsu Ma close, to comfort him, but knew it would be wrong.• She ached to say yes, but all her instinctsrebelled.• Li Yuan ... How her heart ached to see him now; to have him hold her and comfort her.
ache• Yet there remained an ache in her heart which told her she had not achieved what she wanted to.• So why was there an ache in her heart?• Lisa felt a dullachespreading up her arm.• That took care of his ache for home.• A sharp ache filled her chest and she was afraid she was going to cry.• She may also complain of sore muscles, stomachaches, and other pains.• She is putting up peaches for the winter and fighting that ache to be gone again.• You feel the ache coming in your bones.• The ache in her head got worse and she began to imagine a pain under her breastbone.• The ache in my leg muscles had almost disappeared.• His breathing was frightful and the unrelentingache in his legs grewharsher with every stride.
dull ache• It starts as a dull ache that gradually evolves into a severethrobbing pain, centering in the frontal and temporalregions.• 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 acheinside his head, that was the thing to do.• It ached an ugly, dull ache.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACHE | ACHE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤constant, deep (figurative) , dull, nagging, throbbing持續不斷的痛;深切的痛;隱痛;持續的痛;抽痛▸➤familiar熟悉的痛▸➤muscular, stomach, tummy肌肉痛;胃痛;肚子痛VERB + ACHE➤be aware of, feel, have覺得疼痛;感覺疼痛;感到悲痛◇She kept feeling the nagging ache in her heart.她內心的悲痛一直揮之不去。◇I felt the familiar ache in my lower back.我感到腰又開始痛了。➤ease緩解疼痛◇He changed his position once again to ease the ache in his back.他又換了個姿勢以緩解背部的疼痛。ACHE + VERB➤throb抽動着作痛◇A dull ache throbbed at the back of David's head.戴維的後腦勺隱隱地抽痛。PREPOSITION➤ache in⋯的疼痛;⋯的痛苦◇a nagging ache in her knee她膝蓋那無法擺脫的疼痛◇She could hardly speak for the ache in her heart.她難以訴說內心的痛苦。➤ache inside內心的痛苦➤ache of⋯之苦◇the ache of loneliness inside him他內心的孤苦PHRASES➤aches and pains各種疼痛◇He was always complaining about his various aches and pains.他老抱怨自己身上這疼那疼的。ache
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤badly, really, terribly痛得厲害;非常痛◇My feet ached badly.我雙腳痛得很厲害。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些疼痛◇My left foot ached a little.我的左腳有點兒痛。PREPOSITION➤from因⋯而疼痛◇I still really ache from all that running yesterday.昨天跑了那麼久的步,我到現在還渾身疼痛。PHRASES➤ache all over全身疼痛◇Her head felt hot and she was aching all over.她的頭很燙,並且渾身疼痛。