524　pain和ache

① pain为普通用词，表示身心方面痛苦，可指不同部位、不同程度呈不同持续时间的疼痛。

I have a pain in my shoulder. 我肩痛。

She complained of severe pains in her chest. 她自诉胸部剧痛。

The boy was crying with pain after he broke his arm. 这个男孩摔断了手臂，正在痛苦地哭喊。

The death of his father gave him much pain. 他父亲的去世使他极为悲痛。

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take（great）pains with sth./to do sth./in doing sth.表示“努力，费尽苦心”。

She took great pains to study the problem. 她下苦功夫研究那个问题。

She took pains with hair. 她在做头发上花了一番工夫。

② ache一般指身体某部位持续的隐痛，常构成复合词，如：headache（头痛），toothache（牙痛），stomachache（胃痛）。

He had a bad headache last night. 昨天夜里他头痛得厉害。

Chocolate gives me toothache. 巧克力糖使我牙痛不已。

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除了headache用作可数名词外，其他由ache构成的复合词多作不可数名词。