headache

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head·ache /ˈhedeɪk/ S2 W3 noun [countable] 1 MIa pain in your head 头痛 If you have a headache, you should take some aspirin. 要是头痛，你该吃点阿司匹林。2 informalPROBLEM a problem that is difficult or annoying to deal with 使人头痛的事，棘手的事，难题 Security is a big headache for airline operators. 对航空公司来说安全问题是件很棘手的事。 —headachy adjective a headachy feeling 头痛的感觉n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?Headache is a countable noun: headache是可数名词I have a headache. 我头痛。 ✗Don’t say: I have headache. COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbad/terrible/severe 厉害的/非常厉害的I’ve got a really bad headache. 我头痛得非常厉害。a splitting headache (=a very bad headache) 头痛欲裂The next day he woke up with a splitting headache. 第二天醒来时他头痛欲裂。na throbbing/pounding/blinding headache (=a very bad headache)He had a throbbing headache, behind his nose and his eyes.a slight headache (also a bit of a headache spoken) (=one that is not very serious) 轻微的头痛nI’d rather stay at home – I’ve got a bit of a headache.verbshave a headache (also have got a headache spoken) 头痛She’s not coming – she says she’s got a headache. 她不来了——她说她头痛。get headaches/suffer from headaches (=regularly have a headache) 常头痛/患头痛He often gets headaches at school. 他在学校里常常头痛。give somebody a headache 让某人头痛The music was starting to give him a headache. 这音乐开始让他头痛。cause headaches 引起头痛nThe drug can cause headaches.complain of a headache (=say that you have a headache) 说自己头痛nYour child may complain of headaches or problems seeing the blackboard. a headache goes away (=it stops) 头痛消失n I'd like to lie down for a bit to make my headache go away, COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a strong/heavy headache’. Say a bad headache. 不要说 ‘a strong/heavy headache’. 而要说 a bad headache.Don’t say ‘a little headache’. Say a slight headache or a bit of a headache. 不要说 ‘a little headache’. 而要说 a slight headache 或 a bit of a headache. THESAURUSheadache a pain in your head 头痛Looking at a computer for a long time can give you a headache. 长时间看计算机会头痛。hangover a headache and feeling of sickness that you get the day after you have drunk too much alcohol 宿醉The next day I had a terrible hangover. 第二天我宿醉反应很厉害。migraine /ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ- $ ˈmaɪ-/ a very bad headache, which makes you feel sick and have difficulty seeing 偏头痛He has suffered from migraines all his life. 偏头痛折磨了他一辈子。

Examples from the Corpus

headache• Police departments say the new bill will be a headache to enforce.• As she made her way to the modest Grenfell town house, Emily felt the beginning of a headache coming on.• Dull frontal headache, occipital headache; pain in the jaws go to the head.• No wonder you got headaches, living with a crime like that for all these years.• But with its tiny yields and vulnerability to disease, viognier is a massive headache for growers.• Migraine headaches occur much more capriciously than do muscle-contraction headaches.• She complained of headaches and exhaustion and often said her whole body ached.• Bacterial meningitis must always be considered in a febrile person with severe headache.• In succeeding weeks, the headaches eased but not his parents counsel.

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headache
head‧ache /ˈhedeɪk/

noun [countable]
1. a pain in your head:

If you have a headache, you should take some aspirin.
2. informal a problem that is difficult or annoying to deal with:

Security is a big headache for airline operators.
—headachy adjective:

a headachy feeling

GRAMMAR
  Headache.is a countable noun:
  ▪ I had a headache (NOT I had headache).

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ bad/terrible/severe I’ve got a really bad headache.
   ▪ a splitting headache (=a very bad headache) The next day he woke up with a splitting headache.
   ▪ a throbbing/pounding/blinding headache (=a very bad headache) He had a throbbing headache, behind his nose and his eyes.
   ▪ a slight headache (also a bit of a headache spoken) (=one that is not very serious ) I’d rather stay at home – I’ve got a bit of a headache.
■ verbs
   ▪ have a headache (also have got a headache spoken) She’s not coming – she says she’s got a headache.
   ▪ get headaches/suffer from headaches (=regularly have a headache) He often gets headaches at school.
   ▪ give somebody a headache The music was starting to give him a headache.
   ▪ cause headaches The drug can cause headaches.
   ▪ complain of a headache (=say that you have a headache) Your child may complain of headaches or problems seeing the blackboard.
   ▪ a headache goes away (=it stops) I'd like to lie down for a bit to make my headache go away,
■ COMMON ERRORS
    ► Do not say 'a strong/heavy headache'. Say a bad headache.
    Do not say 'a little headache'. Say a slight headache or a bit of a headache.

THESAURUS

   ▪ headache a pain in your head: Looking at a computer for a long time can give you a headache.
   ▪ hangover a headache and feeling of sickness that you get the day after you have drunk too much alcohol: The next day I had a terrible hangover.
   ▪ migraine /ˈmiːɡreɪn, ˈmaɪ- $ ˈmaɪ-/ a very bad headache, which makes you feel sick and have difficulty seeing: He has suffered from migraines all his life.

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noun

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a continuous pain in the head 头痛

◆to suffer from headaches头痛

◆Red wine gives me a headache. 我喝红酒会头痛。

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◆I have

a splitting headache

(= a very bad one). 我头痛欲裂。

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Becoming ill 生病

catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug 染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病
get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛
come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu 得了感冒／流感
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS 感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV 受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis 患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状
have a heart attack/a stroke 心脏病／中风发作
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction 引起／产生过敏反应
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel 使血管阻塞／破裂
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon 损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱

Being ill 病了

feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy 感到不适／想吐／恶心
be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever 发烧
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder 患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱
be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息
nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover 调治感冒／头痛／宿醉
battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism 与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒

Treatments 治疗

examine a patient 给病人做检查
diagnose a condition/disease/disorder 诊断疾病
be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia 诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症
prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics 开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素
treat sb for cancer/depression/shock 治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer 接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗
have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient 治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs 防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害
be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease 增加对疾病的免疫力

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a person or thing that causes worry or trouble 令人头痛的人（或事物）；麻烦

◆The real headache will be getting the bank to lend you the money. 真正的麻烦将是设法让银行贷款给你。

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