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Achilles heel

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Achil·les heelBrE /əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl/ 🔊NAmE /əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl/ 🔊 noun [singular] a weak point or fault in sb's character, which can be attacked by other people 命门;死穴;致命弱点<titled tranID="23" status="1">hurt</titled>acheburnstingtingleitchthrob

These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful. 以上各词均可指身体部位感到疼痛。

  • hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain 指(身体部位)感到疼痛、(某一动作)引起疼痛My feet hurt. 我脚疼。Ouch! That hurt! 哎哟!好疼!
  • ache to feel a continuous dull pain 指疼痛、隐痛I'm aching all over. 我周身疼痛。
  • burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful 指(身体部位)火辣辣地痛、发烫Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air. 空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。
  • sting to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain 指(使)身体部位感觉刺痛、灼痛My eyes were stinging from the smoke. 烟熏得我眼睛痛。
  • tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there 指(身体部位)感到刺痛The cold air made her face tingle. 冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
  • itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this 指(使)皮肤发痒I itch all over. 我浑身痒。Does the rash itch? 皮疹痒吗?
  • throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats 指(身体部位)有规律地抽动、抽痛His head throbbed painfully. 他的头一抽一跳地痛。

Patterns

  • your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
  • your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
  • your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
  • your head hurts/aches/throbs
  • your stomach hurts/aches
  • to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
  • to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
  • It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
ORIGIN Named after the Greek hero Achilles. When he was a small child, his mother held him below the surface of the river Styx to protect him against any injury. She held him by his heel, which therefore was not touched by the water. Achilles died after being wounded by an arrow in the heel. 源自希腊神话英雄阿喀琉斯(Achilles)的故事。传说他年幼时,母亲把他浸在斯提克斯冥河中,使他刀枪不入。由于母亲提着他的脚踵,因此他的脚踵没有沾上河水。后来他因脚踵中箭身亡。