ache /eɪk/ CET4 TEM4 ( aching, ached, aches )

• 1. 

  V-I If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain. 疼痛

  例：

  The glands in her neck were swollen, her head was throbbing and she ached all over.

  她脖子里的淋巴腺肿了，头一跳一跳地作痛而且全身疼痛。

  例：

  My leg is giving me much less pain but still aches when I sit down.

  我的腿疼痛减轻了许多，但是当我坐下时还是会疼。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An ache is a steady, fairly strong pain in a part of your body. 疼痛

  例：

  You feel nausea and aches in your muscles.

  你觉得恶心而且肌肉疼痛。

• 3. 

  PHRASE You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body. (泛指不严重的) 疼痛

  例：

  It seems to ease all the aches and pains of a hectic and tiring day.

  它似乎可以减轻繁忙疲劳的一天带来的所有疼痛。

• 4. 

  → see also headache, heartache, stomach ache