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pangs

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词源

源自古英语 'pange'(疼痛),可能与古诺尔斯语 'pång'(压迫)有关,16世纪后演变为描述突发性疼痛。

noun

❶ 指突然而强烈的身体疼痛或情感痛苦,通常持续时间较短但感受深刻。常用于描述胃痛、心痛等生理或心理不适。

“She felt sudden pangs of hunger in the afternoon.”

(下午她突然感到一阵阵饥饿的绞痛。)

“He experienced pangs of guilt after lying to his friend.”

(对朋友撒谎后,他感到一阵阵内疚。)

同义词:pain, ache, twinge, stab, throe

常见短语

pangs of conscience — 指因做错事而产生的强烈内疚感,形容良心受到谴责时的心理痛苦。

“After cheating on the test, he suffered from pangs of conscience.”

(考试作弊后,他饱受良心的谴责。)

hunger pangs — 形容饥饿时胃部产生的剧烈收缩痛感,通常因长时间未进食引起。

“The hunger pangs kept him awake at night.”

(饥饿的绞痛让他整夜无法入睡。)