ache vt. ; n. 疼痛是持續的；pain n. 疼痛的程度深； painful adj. 疼痛的 pain的形容詞方式 sore adj. 身體特定部位的短期疼痛hurt v. n. 疼痛 ;使疼痛記住固定用法，一般只有喉嚨痛用sore，其他部位痛的名詞一般都用xxxache單獨說xxx痛就說 xxx hurts，如 my back hurts痛還有pain，如 i suffered great pain1. ache：身體的內部或外部的 感覺上的，物理性的疼痛 (持續性的)疼痛[C][U] 身體部位痛的名詞一般都用xxxacheThere were aches in his joints. 他關節疼痛。 She has /a headache 頭痛 /earache 耳痛 /toothache 牙痛 /stomachache 胃痛 she has a somach ache. /backache. 背痛 she has a ache in the back.Mother says she is aching all over with fatigue. 母親說她累得渾身疼痛。[(持續性的)疼痛 ]2.pain 作為痛；疼痛講，和ache可以通用。但比較通俗。He had a pain in his head. 他頭疼。He has pains /a pain /pain in the shoulders.他兩肩痛疼。 但是pain也有指 精神上的痛苦；心痛和悲痛His bad behaviour caused his parents a great deal of pain. 他的不良行為使他的父母感到非常痛苦。3.painful 疼痛的;引起痛苦的My back is so painful that I cannot stand upright anymore. 我的背疼痛難忍,我現在甚至站不直了。4.sore 強調 痛處；傷口，一碰就疼的地方, (傷)痛處, 疼腫, 潰瘍He had a sore on his foot.他的腳疼。The sore is still discharging pus.瘡還在流膿。 還有抽象的意思：傷心事, 恨事, (精神上的)痛處 a sore subject 使人傷心的話題 痛的;疼痛發炎的;一碰就痛的[(+from)]I have a sore throat. 我喉嚨痛。