if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much （发炎）疼痛的；酸痛的 to have a sore throat 嗓子疼 His feet were sore after the walk. 他走路把脚都走疼了。 My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the operation. 手术后，我的胃还在疼。 When I woke up my head was sore and throbbing. 当我醒来时，我的头又痛又痛。
Homophones soar | soresoar sore- soar verb
Fuel prices are set to soar. 燃料价格将会飙升。
- sore adjective
My eyes are sore from staring at a screen for too long. 我的眼睛因为盯着屏幕看太久而疼痛。
Synonyms painfulpainfulsee also saddle soreTopics Illnessc2- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
- painful
causing you physical pain. 指使人肉体上疼痛的 - sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
a sore throat 咽喉疼 Their feet were sore after hours of walking. 他们走了几小时的路，脚都走疼了。
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. 她脚上的皮磨破了。
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
The wound had become inflamed. 伤口发炎了。
- excruciating
extremely painful. 指极痛苦的、极苦恼的 - burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
She felt a burning sensation in her throat. 她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
an itchy rash 发痒的皮疹 I feel itchy all over. 我觉得浑身发痒。
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
- [not before noun] sore (at somebody/about something) (informal, especially North American English)
upset and angry, especially because you have been treated unfairly 气恼；愤慨；愤愤不平 He was still sore at me for telling him he couldn't sing. 他还在生我的气，因为我告诉他不会唱歌。
Word OriginOld English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’.
Idioms
like a bear with a sore head
in a bad mood; in an angry way 急性子；脾气暴躁 I should keep out of his way. He’s like a bear with a sore head this morning. 我应该避开他。他今天早上像一只头疼的熊。
a sight for sore eyes
- (informal)
a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at 喜欢见到的人（或物）
a sore point
stand/stick out like a sore thumb
to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way 招眼；扎眼 The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. 这座蓝色建筑在粉刷过的别墅中显得格外显眼。 If you wear a suit to the party, you’ll stand out like a sore thumb. 如果你穿西装去参加聚会，你会非常显眼。