ache

• vi. 疼痛；渴望
• n. 疼痛
• n. (Ache)人名；(德)阿赫；(西)阿切

词源不确定。可能同词根ac, 尖，刺。辅音字母加h多见于希腊词。

1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

ache

ache: [OE] Of the noun ache and the verb ache, the verb came first. In Old English it was acan. From it was formed the noun, æce or ece. For many centuries, the distinction between the two was preserved in their pronunciation: in the verb, the ch was pronounced as it is now, with a /k/ sound, but the noun was pronounced similarly to the letter H, with a /ch/ sound.

It was not until the early 19th century that the noun came regularly to be pronounced the same way as the verb. It is not clear what the ultimate origins of ache are, but related forms do exist in other Germanic languages (Low German āken, for instance, and Middle Dutch akel), and it has been conjectured that there may be some connection with the Old High German exclamation (of pain) ah.

ache (v.)

Old English acan "to ache, suffer pain," from Proto-Germanic *akanan, perhaps from a PIE root *ag-es- "fault, guilt," represented also in Sanskrit and Greek, perhaps imitative of groaning. The verb was pronounced "ake," the noun "ache" (as in speak/speech) but while the noun changed pronunciation to conform to the verb, the spelling of both was changed to ache c. 1700 on a false assumption of a Greek origin (specifically Greek akhos "pain, distress," which is rather a distant relation of awe (n.)). Related: Ached; aching.

ache (n.)

early 15c., æche, from Old English æce, from Proto-Germanic *akiz, from same source as ache (v.).

ache, pain, sore

这些名词均含有"疼，疼痛"之意。

ache：指人体某一器官较持久的疼痛，常常是隐痛。

pain：可与ache换用，但pain既可指一般疼痛，也可指剧痛，疼痛范围可以是局部或全身，时间可长可短。也可引申指精神上的痛苦。

sore：指身体某部位的痛处，有是也指精神上的痛苦。

Aches and pains are high on the list of complaints in old age.

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He ached to see her.

他渴望见到她。

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Mummy, I've got a tummy ache.

妈妈，我肚子疼。

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Muscular aches and pains can be soothed by a relaxing massage.

做放松按摩可以减轻肌肉疼痛。

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(figurative)an ache in my heart (= a continuous sad feeling)

我心中的隐痛

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(figurative)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。

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I was aching for home.

我很想回家。

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I'm aching all over.

我周身疼痛。

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Her eyes ached from lack of sleep.

她的眼睛因睡眠不足而隐隐作痛。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

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You feel nausea and aches in your muscles...

症状为恶心和肌肉疼痛。

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Her head was throbbing and she ached all over...

她的脑袋嗡嗡作响并且浑身疼痛。

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My leg still aches when I sit down...

坐下时我的腿还会痛。

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They sat with bowed heads, dead to all things but the ache at their hearts.

他们低头坐着,除了心痛, 全身没有别的感觉.

英汉文学 - 三万元遗产

With what medicaments can old fracture reduce ache?

老骨折用什么药物能减轻疼痛?

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Cannot carry off happiness. Bitter and astringent. Warm and ache.

带不走的甜蜜. 苦涩. 温暖与疼痛.

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The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.

胃里的隐痛已经愈来愈麻木,愈来愈不觉得了.

英汉文学 - 热爱生命

Does stomach trouble stop ache have small key?

胃病止疼有没有小窍门?

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How to alleviate quickly is the skin felt by the ache with burnable sun?

怎样快速缓解皮肤被太阳灼伤的疼痛感?

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She feels an ache in her bosom.

她感到胸痛.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

In moments like this, our ache with sadness and minds confused.

在这个时候, 我们的心里充满了悲伤和困惑.

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The pain in her lower back subsided leaving a dull ache.

她腰部的疼痛好多了,基本感觉不到了.

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It makes one's heart ache to see such waste.

这样浪费,真叫人看了心疼.

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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief.

人在喜笑中,心也忧愁;快乐至极, 就生愁苦.

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Every bone in my body seems to ache.

我全身疼痛.

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