基本释义:
英 [ˈpeɪnf(ə)l]美 [ˈpeɪnf(ə)l]
比较级 painfuller或more 最高级 painfullest或most
词典扩展 短语搭配 权威例句 实用例句
Her glands were swollen and painful.
她的腺体肿胀且疼痛。
His tooth had started to throb painfully again.
他的牙又开始抽痛了。
...a painful back injury.
…令人疼痛的背伤。
...cracking his head painfully against the cupboard.
…他的头撞到碗柜上,很痛。
Remarks like that brought back painful memories.
像那样的评论勾起了痛苦的记忆。
...the painful transition to democracy.
…迈向民主的艰难过渡期。
...their old relationship, which he had painfully broken off.
…他们之间已经被他痛苦地斩断了的老关系。
词根:pain
adj.
adv.
painfully 痛苦地,费力地
painlessly 无痛苦地,不费力地
n.
pain 疼痛;努力
painfulness 痛苦;可怜
v.
pained 使…痛苦(pain的过去式)
vi.
pain 感到疼痛;引起疼痛
vt.
pain 使…痛苦;使…烦恼
1. painful bruising syndrome 痛性挫伤性综合征 ; 痛性青紫综合征
2. painful menstruation 痛经
3. painful lessons 惨痛的教训
4. Bitterly painful 不堪回首
5. A Painful Case 憾事一桩 ; 憾事一 ; 痛心的往事 ; 一桩痛事
6. recall a painful experience 痛定思痛
7. Recalling the painful experience 痛定思痛
8. Painful Love 青涩的爱 ; 痛也爱你 ; 痛苦的爱 ; 痛爱
9. Painful experience 切肤之痛 ; 痛苦的经验
painful与以下词性连用
adv.
extremely painful 极为疼痛(或痛苦)的
less/more painful 疼得轻/重一些的;不那么痛苦的/更加痛苦的
often painful 经常疼痛(或痛苦)的
sometimes painful 有时疼痛(或痛苦)的
too painful 太疼的;太痛苦的
very painful 非常疼的;非常痛苦的
n.
painful experience 痛苦的经历
painful feelings 痛苦的感觉
painful lesson 惨痛的教训
painful memory 痛苦的回忆
painful process 痛苦的过程
1. This has been a painful lesson to me.
对我来说,这节课很伤脑筋.《简明英汉词典》
2. The women developed painful RSI because of poor working conditions.
由于工作条件恶劣,这些妇女患上了痛苦的重复性劳损症。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
3. Dr. Thomas Bracken describes the case of a 45-year-old Catholic priest much given to prayer whose left knee became painful.
托马斯·布拉肯医生描述了那个病例:一名45岁天主教牧师由于经常祈祷导致左膝疼痛。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4. It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
将疖子切开是个痛苦的经历。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5. The patient had to endure a lot of painful treatments before she could get better.
这位女患者忍受了很多痛苦的治疗,病情才好转些.《期刊摘选》
6. For years he tended her in her painful illness
多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨,都是他在照料。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
7. I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on.
我不让自己去回忆那段会引起我太多痛苦的往事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8. It was painful to admit that I was wrong.
要我承认错了,是很费力的.《期刊摘选》
9. Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?
为什么人们会阅读负面的网络评论,并且会做一些明显让自己感到痛苦的事情呢?《18年12月考研真题 | 阅读》
10. His writing was slow and painful.
他写得既慢又费力.《简明英汉词典》
11. He kicked off after a long and painful illness.
他经过一次长期而痛苦的疾病以后去世了.《期刊摘选》
12. Remarks like that brought back painful memories...
那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
13. She finds it too painful to return there without him.
她觉得没有他的陪伴回到那里实在叫人难受。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
14. Remarks like that brought back painful memories.
像那样的评论勾起了痛苦的记忆。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
15. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective.
经济改革将仍是痛苦和不见效的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
16. Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful
生小孩是件既痛苦又令人高兴的事。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
17. He gained the medal through his painful travail.
他通过艰辛的努力获得了奖牌.《简明英汉词典》
18. Each specialized chess player can think that loses the chess is a very painful matter.
每一个专业棋手都会觉得,输棋是一件非常痛苦的事情.《期刊摘选》
19. The divorce was painful and messy.
那次离婚令人痛苦而又纠葛不清。《牛津词典》
20. He is seized with a painful sickness.
他得了一种痛苦的疾病。《新英汉大辞典》
21. My ankle is still too painful to walk on.
我的脚腕子还是疼得不能走路。《牛津词典》
22. The memory came back with a painful rush.
回忆起往事心里一阵难受.《简明英汉词典》
23. He died a slow and painful death.
他缓慢而痛苦地死去。《牛津词典》
24. The shutdown is the latest in a series of painful budget measures.
歇业是一连串痛苦的预算措施中刚刚实施的一项。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
25. Is your back still painful?
你的背还疼吗?《牛津词典》
26. The prospect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them.
不得不卖掉这座房子、放弃独立的生活、搬进养老院的事实对于他们来说是极其痛苦的经历。《15年12月六级真题(第一套)| 听力》
27. With the most painful emotion, one after another inquired, Lord, is it I?
他们以极痛苦的心情, 一个一个地问耶稣说 “ 主, 是我 吗 ? ”《期刊摘选》
28. You're behind the times if you think a visit to the dentist has to be painful.
如果你还以为看牙很疼的话你就落伍了.《期刊摘选》
29. She has just disentangled herself from a painful relationship.
她刚刚摆脱一段痛苦的感情。《牛津词典》
30. Extension of the injured arm was painful.
把受伤的胳膊伸展开是很疼的.《辞典例句》
31. Teething can be painful and make your baby irritable.
出牙可能会很痛苦,会使婴儿烦躁易怒。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
32. The readjustment to peace and home is slow and painful.
重新适应和平以及家庭生活是缓慢而痛苦的。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
33. They find the writing process painful and difficult.
他们发现写作的过程是痛苦和困难的。
34. To love and to be loved are painful.
爱与被爱都是痛苦的.《期刊摘选》
35. The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion
国王的立场必然会再次引发关于堕胎的令人头痛的辩论。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
36. There are valid reasons boredom may feel so painful.
有充分的理由证明无聊会让人感到如此痛苦。
37. It's painful and it takes strength and a will to do it.
这是痛苦的,它需要力量和意志这样做.《期刊摘选》
38. Is your knee still painful?
你的膝盖还疼吗?《牛津词典》
39. Life was a colorful painful pageant to her.
生活对她说来是一场丰富多彩而痛苦的表演.《辞典例句》
40. Indeed, when one's memory of emotionally painful experience lead to serious anxiety, forgetting may produce relief.
的确, 如果记住一段痛苦的情感经历会导致严重的焦虑, 那么遗忘倒可以使人得到解脱.《期刊摘选》
41. It was horribly painful.
疼极了。《牛津词典》
42. The shutdown is the latest in a series of painful budget measures
此次关闭是一系列艰难预算措施中最新实施的一项。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
43. The most realistic scenario for global growth is painful, even if we avoid a double dip.
即使我们能够避开双底衰退,全球经济增长最为现实的图景也是痛苦的.《期刊摘选》
44. a painful punch in the solar plexus
胸口上挨的很疼的一拳《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
45. It raised too many painful thoughts.
因为这会引起太多痛苦的回忆.《期刊摘选》
46. The interview was painful to watch.
观看那次访谈让人难堪。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
47. As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
作为一名美国人,她不愿拘泥于英国人生活中令人非常不舒服的繁文缛节。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
48. He did not want to mention the painful past.
他不愿意提起过去的伤心事.《简明英汉词典》
49. That painful experience certainly got our attention.
这段痛苦的经历当然吸引了我们的注意.《期刊摘选》
50. Given these realities, recovery is likely to be slow and painful.
考虑到这些现实情况, 经济复苏过程可能会是缓慢而痛苦的.《期刊摘选》
51. A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼,但未必碍事。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
52. It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.
那地方还疼,因此我去看了医生。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
53. Some painful emotions and unpleasant memories, if full of heart, it will not be exciting.
有些痛苦的情绪和不愉快的记忆, 如果充斥在心里, 就会使人委靡不振.《期刊摘选》
54. Every move was painful.
每动一下都很痛。《牛津词典》
55. Her glands were swollen and painful.
她的腺体肿胀且疼痛。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
56. It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions.
那是一个将产生沉痛后果的尝试。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
57. a painful and lingering death
痛苦而拖延时日的死亡《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
58. The fall left her with a painful swelling above her eye.
她摔了一跤,眼睛上方起了一个包,挺疼的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
59. It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.
汤姆这次考试如不及格,会叫人痛心的.《简明英汉词典》
60. This is a very painful recognition and few people dare to face it.
这是一个让人无比痛苦的认识,没有多少人敢直面这个认识.《期刊摘选》
61. ...the painful transition to democracy...
向民主的艰难转变《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
62. Remarks like that brought back painful memories
那样的话勾起了痛苦的回忆。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
63. We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter.
我们不应该过分深究这件痛苦的事.《简明英汉词典》
64. It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions
这么做会带来极坏的负面影响。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
65. Bill, for instance, often gets painful“ flashbacks”, in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.
例如,Bill 常常遭受痛苦的“闪回”,即不想回忆的事情侵入其意识,但是总的来说,他会把这当成是让自己避免重蹈覆辙的最好方式。《17年6月四级真题(第一套)| 阅读》
66. Sunburn is painful and potentially dangerous.
晒伤不仅疼,还有潜在危险。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
67. It was a painful experience nursing Father through his last illness.
父亲上次生病期间,护理他是件令人头疼的事.《期刊摘选》
68. Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.
桑普拉斯等待着疼痛的左腿胫骨的骨骼扫描结果。《柯林斯例句》
69. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
嫉妒会引发悲伤和痛苦的情绪。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
70. A very painful surmise arose concerning her character.
对她的人格产生了一种令人难堪的猜度.《现代汉英综合大词典》
71. He burst out a very painful howling.
他迸发出一个非常痛苦的嚎叫.《期刊摘选》
72. Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
求职可能是一个漫长而又艰难的历程。《牛津词典》
73. Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point.
仔细检查痛处,找出最痛的地方来。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
74. Her glands were swollen and painful...
她腺体肿痛。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
75. Adjustment to their changing role and position in society can be painful for some old people.
对有些老年人适应他们在社会中不断变化的角色和地位可能是痛苦的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
76. Life will at times be difficult, often it is painful, and for now it is imperfect.
生活有时是困难的, 也有时痛苦, 现在也不完美.《期刊摘选》
77. a painful experience/memory
痛苦的经历 / 回忆《牛津词典》
78. This will require tight control and, in many countries, painful cuts.
这需要严格控制, 在许多国家还需进行痛苦的削减.《期刊摘选》
79. I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on
我不再去回忆那些痛苦不堪的往事了。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
80. The funeral was a painful experience.
那次追悼会是个痛苦的经历.《期刊摘选》
81. I would rather know the painful truth than imagine it.
我宁可知道痛苦的事实,不愿猜哑谜.《期刊摘选》
82. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days.
这个部位会非常疼痛,直到大约十天后结了痂为止。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
83. Their efforts were painful to watch.
看着他们辛劳真是令人心痛。《牛津词典》
84. A badly sunburned face or back is extremely painful.
严重晒伤了的脸或背部是非常疼痛的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
85. Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience.
将英语作为第二语言来学习可能是一段痛苦的经历。
86. But it was a ruse and within hours he underwent the painful treatment.
但这是一个诡计,接下来的几小时里他经历了痛苦的治疗.《期刊摘选》
87. ...a painful back injury...
疼痛的背伤《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
88. It's a play – painful, funny, and powerfully acted.
这是一出戏–令人痛苦而又逗人发笑,演得很有感染力。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
89. Coming off the drug was a long and painful process for him.
戒毒对他是个漫长、痛苦的过程。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
90. It must have been very painful for you to tell her about the accident.
把这件事情告诉她对你来说一定是很痛苦的事.《简明英汉词典》
91. It is devilishly painful.
那真是太痛苦了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
92. He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
他用力拧了一下那男孩的耳朵.《简明英汉词典》
93. He had a painful excursion.
他经历了一次痛苦的远足。
94. The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to.
她苦难的故事使人听得难受.《简明英汉词典》
95. a painful death
痛苦的死亡《牛津词典》
96. It was a painful and unpopular decision.
这是一个痛苦且不受欢迎的决定。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
97. The symptoms include skin rashes, fever, and painful joints.
病症包括皮疹、发烧和关节疼痛。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
98. Scholars and diplomats describe Mr. Annan's record as a mix of grand accomplishment and painful disappointments.
学者和外交官认为安南的执政记录混合了很大的成绩和痛苦的失望.《期刊摘选》
99. A bill of exchange is a legally recognized document.
汇票是合法票据.《简明英汉词典》
100. Conveniently, they are also the people who care enough to see you through this painful realization.
更合适的是,他们也是那些足够关心你的人,会支持你走过这一痛苦的领悟。《15年12月四级真题(第二套)| 阅读》
101. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective
经济改革仍将举步维艰,毫无成效。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
102. She stumbled and gave her ankle a painful wrench.
她绊了一跤,把脚踝崴得很痛。《牛津词典》
1. But the drug requires many painful injections several times a day for several weeks.
VOA : special.2010.01.04
2. I just want to float to the dining hall after-- " so much easier, so much less painful."
我只想下午时飘去餐厅-,更加容易,更少痛苦“幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
3. If you are hurt, that is, in some sense, painful for me.
如果你受伤了,某种程度上我也会觉得痛。心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
4. Now, when the first chimpanzee hits the lever the second chimpanzee gets a painful electric shock, putting the first chimpanzee in a horrible dilemma.
当第一只黑猩猩拍杠杆时,第二只黑猩猩就会受到痛苦的电击,这样第一只黑猩猩就进退两难了。心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
5. OK. Now, fortunately we're not going to start with Turing's six primitives, this would be really painful programming, because they're down at the level of, "take this value and write it onto this tape."
好了,现在,幸好我们能开始讲述,图灵的六个基本类型了,这会是非常痛苦的编程,因为它们只在这个阶段上,“拿到这个结果并写在这一卷磁盘上“计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
6. It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
割破疖子放脓是件很痛苦的事儿。
7. But while broken bones can be painful, they are generally not life-threatening.
VOA : special.2009.02.04
8. If your friend does not seem to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to have a heart.
VOA : special.2010.07.18
9. It's how quickly, how promptly we can recover from these painful emotions-- in other words, how strong our psychological immune system is.
区别在于他们能够多么迅速,多么快速地从痛苦情绪中恢复过来-,换言之,我们的心理免疫系统有多强。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
10. However, in our culture today, we don't give ourselves the permission to be human, the freedom to experience these painful emotions as well.
然而在当今的文化中,我们不准许自己为人,也没有体会痛苦情绪的自由。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
11. His brother Norman Smith said the resurfacing of the allegations has been "very painful".
BBC: Sir Cyril Smith
12. Such a prospect would encourage hospitals and doctors to accept a painful but necessary reform now.
ECONOMIST: Health-care reform in America
13. Was it a bruising interaction, a painful self-perception, or a public setback of some kind?
FORBES: How to Get Your Mojo Back
14. They struggled to wipe the painful photos from the Web--and they were all but ignored.
FORBES: Magazine Article
15. She fed him and she tended to his wounds, helped him through dozens of painful surgeries.
WHITEHOUSE: The First Lady Announces New Funding for Military Families
16. She had undergone years of painful treatment.
她已经做了多年痛苦的治疗。
17. And at the same time, accepting the painful emotions are as much part of human nature as the wonderful emotions.
与此同时,也认同痛苦的情绪,和美好的情绪一样都是人性的组成。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
18. The economy must work out the excess in its own painful and time-consuming way.
FORBES: Economic Scrabble
19. The sun on the bright, beige countryside was painful.
在明亮的的、米黄色的乡村的,太阳痛苦不堪。1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
20. Holly Lee from the Kennel Club said electric collars delivered a painful shock to dogs.
BBC: Joan Andrews and Bonny
21. Bee stings can be painful.
被蜜蜂蜇伤可能会很疼。
22. Campaigners said the policy was unethical and painful but the Pentagon said it was saving lives.
BBC: NEWS | Americas | UN invited to inspect Guantanamo
23. As painful as this path is, it is the path to economic progress in America.
FORBES: The No-Pain, No-Gain Economy
24. He was a nice,pleasant young man. It was painful to see him stand there and give answers that were miracles of stupidity.
VOA : special.2010.03.27
25. Fate will permit no apocalypse before its time, before the necessary and painful steps that have to lead up to the Last Judgment.
命运在来之前不会允许人们去启示别人,必须要自己去经历必要而又痛苦的那几步,才能走向最终的审判。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
26. He died June nineteenth from kidney failure and a rare and painful skin disorder.
VOA : special.2010.07.05
27. Change is abrupt and painful, and the fixes take far longer than did the breakdown.
FORBES: An Economic Mathew Brady Depicts A Sharp Restructuring Of Income In America
28. That led to painful cost cuts, last year at Intel, and earlier this year, at AMD.
FORBES: Magazine Article
29. Policy decisions both inside and outside America will determine whether this rebalancing is painful or easy.
ECONOMIST: America's economy
30. This disorder, an autoimmune disease in 7 million Americans, causes a painful, scaly rash.
FORBES: Chemical Chameleon
31. But it was painful to her family to see their deaf and blind child punished.
VOA : special.2009.11.08
32. Earlier this year, Tomohiko Hagino in Japan wrote to ask for information about a painful disease -- fibromyalgia.
VOA : special.2011.07.26
33. Freud believed that all the painful memories of childhood lay buried in the unconscious self.
VOA : special.2010.04.13
34. He was a nice, pleasant young man. It was painful to see him stand there and give answers that were miracles of stupidity.
VOA : special.2009.01.03
35. There is however a thoroughly painful and depressing lesson for the banks in all this.
BBC: Lloyds shows cost of alienating customers
36. He had a painful excursion.
他有了一个充满磨砺的短途旅行。SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : It sounds like 课堂
37. you may remember the story from Derek Parfit about having the painful operation.
你们也许记得Derek,Parfit的故事,是关于痛苦的手术的。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
38. Other cuts, though, are more painful, because the goals of the underlying programs are worthy.
WHITEHOUSE: Budgeting for a New Era of Responsibility
39. The issues must be treated carefully, or they will be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with them.
VOA : special.2009.12.06
40. The country also had a painful housing market correction and relies heavily on the financial sector.
FORBES: European Economy
41. to name a few-- on the negative side,the painful side; wellbeing,satisfaction,joy,excitement,happiness on the other side which is the side of positive psychology studies.
这些消极和痛苦的方面;,幸福,满足,愉悦,兴奋,快乐,属于另一方面,也就是积极心理学研究的方面。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
42. Pat Nixon, in later years, gave three memorably painful on-camera performances opposite Richard Nixon.
NEWYORKER: Wag the Dog
43. He had apparently developed an excruciatingly painful ankle injury.
他的踝伤显然是痛极了。
44. So much of the pathos of Satan's fallen condition involves his painful memory of that blissful state in heaven from which he had fallen.
很多撒旦堕落后的悲怆,夹杂了他憾失此前在天堂的幸福生活的,苦痛的回忆。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
45. Currently, medicine for sleeping sickness requires a series of injections that are costly and painful.
VOA : special.2010.04.07
46. Western Union, a service that remits cash, takes another painful cut whenever they send money home.
ECONOMIST: They came to America illegally, for the best of reasons
47. So some people say reading it is too painful and insulting for black children.
VOA : special.2010.03.21
48. The painful lesson of budget deals past is: never mind the official agreement.
FORBES: Washington Sacrifices Its Financial Rating To Feed The Sacred Cows
49. But I only wanted to make his dismissal a little less painful for him.
VOA : special.2011.03.26
50. And sometimes choice doesn't make sense because it's neither good medicine and it's more painful.
BBC: Swansea measles: Clinic quizzed over single jab claims
51. Daiei is these days considered a test of the government's appetite for painful change.
ECONOMIST: Japan's banks
52. that doing meditation actually literally transforms our brain, making us more susceptible to positive emotions and more resilient in the face of painful emotions.
多少人知道,冥想能转换我们的大脑思维,使我们更容易感染到积极情绪,在面对痛苦时更坚强。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
53. The stock market crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression -- a long,slow,painful fall to the worst economic crisis in American history.
VOA : special.2011.02.17
54. When you lead the meditation, I think kneeling is fine, but for me it's really painful, not everybody can do that.
当进行冥想时,我觉得跪地可以接受,但确实感到疼痛,不是人人都可以坚持。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
55. I don’t want you to be worried, but our son has some bad habits now. He says painful words everyday.
我不想让你担心,但是我们的儿子现在有些坏习惯了。他每天都说些伤人的话。
56. Their economies will suffer a short depression, but this plan is the least painful option.
FORBES: Europe's Solution Isn't More Inflation
57. Many patients say their symptoms were not painful but more like an ache or discomfort.
CNN: Heart attacks: What you should know
58. The people who got the painful shock instruction are more likely to find the confederate attractive.
得到痛击实验消息的受试者,更有可能要先助手很有魅力。心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
59. If he had, he would have turned down the job and avoided an extremely painful experience.
FORBES: Cusack Capital CEO's Second Act Disaster (Onboarding Done Wrong)
60. It's a shameful story, and the Richwine episode scratches at those painful national wounds.
CNN: Controversial immigration report may be right
61. Though the cuts were deep and painful, they were not as bad as once feared.
FORBES: California Bus Cuts Affect Special Needs Students
62. Like an awkward teenager, however, Facebook is finding that growing up can be painful.
BBC: Facebook grows up
63. Not the same in terms of suspected criminality but spectacularly painful for investors nonetheless.
FORBES: Bargain bourses
64. But this year, the men can think of something besides painful memories of war.
WSJ: Holocaust survivor, liberator meet for first time
65. The final lesson is that you can impose painful spending cuts and still win elections.
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