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524　pain和ache

① pain為普通用詞，表示身心方面痛苦，可指不同部位、不同程度呈不同持續(xù)時(shí)間的疼痛。

I have a pain in my shoulder. 我肩痛。

She complained of severe pains in her chest. 她自訴胸部劇痛。

The boy was crying with pain after he broke his arm. 這個(gè)男孩摔斷了手臂，正在痛苦地哭喊。

The death of his father gave him much pain. 他父親的去世使他極為悲痛。

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take（great）pains with sth./to do sth./in doing sth.表示“努力，費(fèi)盡苦心”。

She took great pains to study the problem. 她下苦功夫研究那個(gè)問(wèn)題。

She took pains with hair. 她在做頭發(fā)上花了一番工夫。

② ache一般指身體某部位持續(xù)的隱痛，常構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞，如：headache（頭痛），toothache（牙痛），stomachache（胃痛）。

He had a bad headache last night. 昨天夜里他頭痛得厲害。

Chocolate gives me toothache. 巧克力糖使我牙痛不已。

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除了headache用作可數(shù)名詞外，其他由ache構(gòu)成的復(fù)合詞多作不可數(shù)名詞。