a sudden strong feeling of physical or emotional pain 突然的疼痛(或痛苦);一阵剧痛 hunger pangs/pangs of hunger 饥饿之苦 a sudden pang of jealousy 突然涌来的嫉妒 She looked at Susan and saw with a pang how tired and frail she seemed. 她看着苏珊,痛苦地看到她看起来是多么的疲惫和虚弱。
Extra ExamplesHe experienced a sudden pang of conscience. 他突然感到一阵内疚。 He felt the first pangs of desire when he saw his new teacher. 见到新来的老师时,他第一次感到自己强烈的渴望。 a passing pang of regret 一阵短暂的悔恨 The photograph gave her a pang of homesickness. 这张照片勾起了她的乡愁。 With a pang she recalled the last time she had seen him. 她痛苦地回忆起最后一次见到他的情景。 the birth pangs of the new technology 新技术诞生时的阵痛
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- little
- slight
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- experience
- feel
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- with a pang
- pang of
Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps an alteration of prong.