sore
adj
1
(a) (of a part of the body) hurting when touched or used; tender and painful; aching (指身體局部)一觸或一用就痛的, 易痛的, 疼痛的
a sore knee, throat, etc 膝痛、 喉嚨痛
My leg is still very sore. 我的腿還是很疼.
(b) [usu pred 通常作表語]
feeling pain 感到疼痛
She's still a bit sore after the accident. 她出事後直到現在還覺得痛呢.
2 [usu pred 通常作表語]
~ (at sb) (infml 口 esp US) hurt and angry (esp because one has been treated unfairly); irritated 氣惱(尤指因受委屈); 被激怒
She feels sore about not being invited to the party. 因未邀請她參加聚會, 她很惱火.
Is she still sore at (ie angry with) you? 她還生你的氣嗎?
3 (fml or dated 文或舊) serious; severe 嚴重的; 劇烈的
in sore distress 悲痛萬分
in sore need of help 極需幫助
His mother is a sore trial to him, ie causes him much distress. 他母親讓他傷透了腦筋.
4 (idm 習語) like a bear with a sore head => bear1. a sight for sore eyes => sight1. a ,sore `point issue or matter that makes sb feel hurt or angry whenever it is mentioned 使某人傷心或生氣的話題或事情
I wouldn't ask him about his job interview; it's rather a sore point with him at the moment. 我不去問他求職面試的情況, 這是他現在的傷心事. stand/stick out like a sore `thumb be very obvious or conspicuous, and often unpleasing 很顯眼(常含貶義); 扎眼
The modern office block sticks out like a sore thumb among the old buildings in the area. 那座現代的辦公樓直挺挺地豎在那片舊建筑物群中十分扎眼. sore, n painful place on the body (where the skin or flesh is injured) (肌膚的)痛處, 傷處: treat a sore 治療傷處
Her hands are covered in sores. 她雙手有很多痛處.
?? 考研助記
so(如此)+re(熱):那么熱,難怪生 瘡 這樣(so)阿姨(re)很 痛
?? 擴展釋義
*[s?:]a. 悲傷的, 痛的, 引起痛苦的n. 痛處, 潰瘍, 瘡【醫】 瘡, 潰瘍; 痛的相關詞組: get sore over sth be in sore need of help