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源自中古英语 smerten,与古高地德语 smerzan(疼痛)同源,最终可追溯至原始印欧语词根 *(s)merd-(折磨)。
❶ 指身体某部位因受伤或刺激而感到刺痛或灼痛,也可比喻因受辱、批评等而感到心理上的痛苦。
“His eyes were still smarting from the smoke.”
(他的眼睛仍因烟雾而感到刺痛。)
“The wound on her arm was smarting badly.”
(她手臂上的伤口疼得厉害。)
smarting from — 因某事而感到身体或情感上的持续疼痛或不适,常用于描述近期受到的伤害或打击。
“The team is still smarting from their defeat in the finals.”
(这支队伍仍在为决赛的失败感到痛苦。)