/eɪk ||; ek/noun
[C,U] a pain that lasts for a long time (持续的)疼痛,痛楚:
to have toothache/earache/stomach-ache牙痛;耳痛;胃痛Ache is often used in compounds. In British English it is usually used without ‘a’ or ‘an’ I've got toothache. But we always use ‘a’ with ‘headache ’ I've got a bad headache. In American English, ache is usually used with ‘a’ or ‘an’, especially when talking about a particular attack of pain I have an awful toothache.ache常用于构成复合词;在英国英语中通常不带冠词a或an:I've got toothache.我牙痛。但headache必定与不定冠词a连用:I've got a bad headache.我头痛得厉害。在美国英语中ache通常与a或an连用,尤其是提及某种痛楚发作时:I have an awful toothache.我牙痛得厉害。
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/eɪk ||; ek/verb
[I] to feel a continuous pain 持续作痛:
His legs ached after playing football.踢完足球以后,他感到双腿疼痛。She was aching all over.她觉得全身疼痛。
ache1/ek; eIk/v [I] 1 if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous pain there〔持续〕作痛﹐疼痛: ache from (doing) sth My legs were aching from walking so far. 走了那么远的路﹐我双腿发痛。2 to want to do or have something very much 渴望: +to Jenny was aching to go home. 珍妮很渴望回家。+for I was aching for sleep. 我很想睡觉。
ache2n [C] a continuous pain〔持续的〕疼痛: have a headache/backache/toothache etc (=have a continuous pain in your head etc) 头痛/背痛/牙痛等 Tommy has an earache. 汤米耳朵痛。a bad stomach ache 剧烈的胃痛 —achy adj
acheacheachesachedaching2noun (no plural)a pain that lasts for a long time: If you eat all those sweets, you'll get stomach ache.She's got earache.grammarWe often use ache with a part of the body. In British English, we usually use ache without ‘a’ or ‘an’: • I've got backache. But we always say ‘a headache’: • I've got a terrible headache. In American English, we usually use ache with ‘a’ or ‘an’, especially when talking about a particular attack of pain: • I have an awful toothache.acheacheachesachedaching1verb (aches, aching, ached)to hurt; to give you pain: She was aching all over.My legs ached after the long walk.