“pains”的中文翻译

1. be at pains to do sth.

下苦功；花大力气

e.g. She was at great pains to stress the advantages of new system.

她极力强调新制度的优点。

2. for your pains

作为回报；作为答谢

e.g. 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！

3. take (great) pains (to do sth.) / go to great pains (to do sth.)

兢兢业业地做某事；费力地做某事

e.g. 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。

4. take (great) pains with / over sth.

小心翼翼地做某事

e.g. He always takes great pains with his lectures.

他总是仔细用心地准备讲稿。

5. painstaking

辛苦的；需专注的

e.g. painstaking research

细心的研究

e.g. The event had been planned with painstaking attention to detail.

这次活动的细节是经过精心计划的。