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