音标：['peinful]
a. 痛苦的, 困难的, 令人烦恼的
【医】 疼痛的
相关词组:
with painful care
在线英汉词典
painful的短语、例句：
painful
adj
1 causing or suffering pain 令人疼痛的; 痛苦的; 疼的
a painful blow on the shoulder 肩上挨的一击很疼
Her shoulder is still painful. 她的肩还很痛.
2 causing distress or embarrassment 令人痛苦的; 令人难堪的
a painful experience, memory 痛苦的经历、 记忆
His incompetence was painful to witness. 他很无能, 让人看著难受.
It was my painful duty to tell him he was dying. 要我把他即将去世的事告诉他, 这使我十分为难.
Her performance was painful, ie very bad. 她的表演拙劣得令人难堪.
3 difficult or tedious 困难的; 麻烦的; 费事的
the painful process of stripping the paint off the wall 剥除墙壁漆皮的麻烦事.
painful