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pains

noun

🔊/peɪnz/

🔊/peɪnz/

[plural] see also growing painsIdioms

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Idioms

be at pains to do something

to put a lot of effort into doing something correctly下苦功；花大力气
- She was at great pains to stress the advantages of the new system.她极力强调新制度的优点。🔊🔊

for your pains

(especially British English, often ironic) as payment, reward or thanks for something you have done作为回报；作为答谢
- I told her what I thought and got a mouthful of abuse for my pains!我跟她讲了我的想法，而得到的回报竟是破口大骂！🔊🔊

take (great) pains (to do something) | go to great pains (to do something)

to put a lot of effort into doing something兢兢业业地做某事；费力地做某事
- The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret.这对夫妇煞费苦心，对计划守口如瓶。🔊🔊

take (great) pains with/over something

to do something very carefully小心翼翼地做某事
- He always takes great pains with his lectures.他总是仔细用心地准备讲稿。🔊🔊