当然,我们来详细解析一下英语词汇 "headache"。
"Headache" 主要有两个层面的意思:
字面意思: 头痛,指头部的一种疼痛感。
比喻意思: 令人头疼的人或事;麻烦,难题。
英式音标: /ˈhedeɪk/
美式音标: /ˈhedeɪk/
中文谐音: "嗨-得诶克"(注意,"dei" 发音要轻快,类似于 "day")。
作为可数名词:这是最常见的用法。
I have a headache. (我头疼。)
She suffers from bad headaches. (她经常犯严重的头痛。)
This problem is a real headache. (这个问题真是个麻烦。)
常用搭配:
have a headache: 头疼
get a headache: 开始头疼
a bad/severe/splitting headache: 严重的/剧烈的/劈开似的头痛
a slight/mild headache: 轻微的头痛
a tension headache: 紧张性头痛
a migraine headache: 偏头痛
中文直译: 头痛
中文意译: 麻烦,棘手的事,让人头疼的人/事
1. 字面意思(头痛):
I can't go to the party because I have a splitting headache.
(我不能去参加派对了,因为我头疼得厉害。)
Looking at a screen for too long always gives me a headache.
(看屏幕太久总会让我头疼。)
She took some aspirin to relieve her tension headache.
(她吃了些阿司匹林来缓解她的紧张性头痛。)
2. 比喻意思(麻烦、难题):
The logistics of organizing the event were a major headache.
(组织这次活动的后勤工作是个大难题。)
This faulty software is a constant headache for the IT department.
(这个有缺陷的软件是IT部门一个持续不断的麻烦。)
Finding a parking space in the city center is a real headache.
(在市中心找停车位真是件头疼的事。)