ache

verb

1. 疼痛；隐痛
   to feel a continuous dull pain
   1. I'm aching all over.
      我周身疼痛。
   2. Her eyes ached from lack of sleep.
      她的眼睛因睡眠不足而隐隐作痛。
   3. It makes my heart ache (= it makes me sad) to see her suffer.
      看到她在受苦，我心里真难过。
2. 渴望
   to have a strong desire for sb/sth or to do sth
   1. I was aching for home.
      我很想回家。
   2. He ached to see her.
      他渴望见到她。

noun

1. （身体某部位的）疼痛
   a continuous feeling of pain in a part of the body
   1. Mummy, I've got a tummy ache.
      妈妈，我肚子疼。
   2. Muscular aches and pains can be soothed by a relaxing massage.
      做放松按摩可以减轻肌肉疼痛。
   3. an ache in my heart (= a continuous sad feeling)
      我心中的隐痛

1. VERB （持续并较强烈地）疼痛
   If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
   1. Her head was throbbing and she ached all over...
      她的脑袋嗡嗡作响并且浑身疼痛。
   2. My leg still aches when I sit down...
      坐下时我的腿还会痛。
   3. The weary walkers soothed their aching feet in the sea.
      走累了的人们把脚伸进海水中浸泡以缓解疼痛。
2. See also: You feel nausea and aches in your muscles... Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems. backache headache heartache stomach ache
3. VERB 渴望（且因得不到而痛苦）
   If you ache for something or your heart aches, you want something very much, and feel very unhappy because you cannot have it.
   1. She still ached for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage...
      她仍旧渴望拥有婚姻中逝去的那份缱绻和肌肤之亲。
   2. But Spain was a country aching to get away from its past...
      但西班牙是一个渴望摆脱以往形象的国家。
   3. It was quite an achievement to keep smiling when his heart must have been aching.
      虽然经受着内心的煎熬，但他仍强作欢颜，这实属不易。
   4. Ache is also a noun.
      
   5. You also feel an overwhelming ache for support from others which you cannot put into words.
      你还会感受到一种无以言表的想要获得他人支持的渴望。
4. PHRASE （泛指较轻微的）身体疼痛
   You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
   1. It seems to ease all the aches and pains of a hectic and tiring day.
      繁忙劳碌了一天所带来的周身酸痛似乎被一扫而空。

1. Her head was throbbing and she ached all over
   她的脑袋嗡嗡作响并且浑身疼痛。
2. My leg still aches when I sit down
   坐下时我的腿还会痛。
3. The weary walkers soothed their aching feet in the sea.
   走累了的人们把脚伸进海水中浸泡以缓解疼痛。
4. You feel nausea and aches in your muscles
   症状为恶心和肌肉疼痛。
5. Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems.
   姿势不当会导致颈部疼痛、头痛和呼吸困难。
6. But Spain was a country aching to get away from its past
   但西班牙是一个渴望摆脱以往形象的国家。
7. It was quite an achievement to keep smiling when his heart must have been aching.
   虽然经受着内心的煎熬，但他仍强作欢颜，这实属不易。
8. It seems to ease all the aches and pains of a hectic and tiring day.
   繁忙劳碌了一天所带来的周身酸痛似乎被一扫而空。
9. A sharp ache developed in her back muscles.
   她后背的肌肉疼得厉害。
10. The pain, usually a dull ache, gets worse with exercise
    通常不明显的疼痛在运动后会加剧。
11. My head had begun to ache and my stomach felt funny.
    我的头开始疼起来，胃也有些不舒服。
12. Her joints ache if she exercises.
    她一运动关节就疼。
13. Sharpe's leg and shoulder began to ache, a sure sign of rain
    夏普的腿和肩膀开始疼痛，这预示着肯定要下雨了。
14. If I get another tummy ache, I will wire you to come.
    如果我再肚子疼，我会发电报让你来。
15. Every bone in my body seems to ache.
    我全身疼痛。
16. She feels an ache in her bosom.
    她感到胸痛。
17. It makes one's heart ache to see such waste.
    这么浪费，叫人看了心疼。
18. The action of picking the baby up had made her back ache.
    抱起婴儿的动作使她背痛。
19. My shoulders ache. I must got chilled when I got up to relieve myself during the night.
    我两个肩膀酸疼，想是夜里起来解手着了风。
20. I have an ache in my stomach.
    我胃痛。
21. I felt a brief intense ache of happiness.
    我油然生出一阵对幸福的强烈渴望。
22. She felt a dull ache in her shoulder.
    她感到肩胛隐隐作痛。
23. One pill will deaden the ache.
    一片药就可止痛。
24. I have to walk off this ache in my knee.
    我得散散步来减轻我膝关节的疼痛。
25. Does your tooth still ache?
    你那个牙还疼吗？
26. The ache in my head abated.
    我的头疼减轻了。
27. The muscles below peter's knees were beginning to ache a little.
    彼得膝盖下方的肌肉开始有点痛了。
28. It was only a tummy ache. I have a dull pain in the stomach.
    仅仅是肚子有点痛。我的腹部有点隐痛。
29. Hematuria and the waist abdomen ache is its main clinical symptoms.
    血尿和腰腹部疼痛为其主要临床症状。

  pain ache sore【导航词义：疼痛】

  pain n. 疼痛，痛苦

〔辨析〕指肉体上的疼痛或精神上的痛苦。

  ache n. 疼痛，苦痛

〔辨析〕指身体上隐隐的、持续的疼痛，也可喻指心中的痛，常用以构成复合词。

  sore n. 痛处，疮

〔辨析〕指身体上受到创伤或感染的疼痛部位。

noun

1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

   Synonym:    aching

verb

1. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
   1. She ached for a cigarette
   2. I am pining for my lover

   Synonym:    yearnyenpinelanguish

2. feel physical pain
   1. Were you hurting after the accident?

   Synonym:    hurtsuffer

3. be the source of pain

   Synonym:    smarthurt