sore
adjective
uk/sɔːr/us/sɔːr/soreadjective(PAINFUL)
B1
painfulanduncomfortablebecause ofinjury,infection, or too much use:
痛的,疼痛的All thedusthas made myeyessore.灰尘使我的眼睛酸痛。
I've got a soreback.我后背疼。
Myfeetwere sore with all thewalking.走了这么多的路,我的脚很痛。
painful
- painfulHer ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
- soreMy feet are sore from walking around all day.
- tenderThe glands in my neck feel really tender.
- sensitiveMy face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
- excruciatingHis injury caused excruciating headaches.
- Myeyesfeelreally sore.
- I've got a sorethroatand arunnynose.
- Mythroatis so sore that it reallyhurtswhen Iswallow.
- Thechlorinein thepoolmakes myeyessore.
- Themusclesin mylegsstillfeelvery sore after all thatexercise.
Pain & painful
- -racked
- ache
- agonizing
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- dully
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- grief
- neuralgia
- pang
- prick
- rawness
- sciatic
- sharpness
- sting
- throb
- tingle
soreadjective(ANGRY)
USinformal
angrybecause youfeelyou have beenunfairlytreated:
恼火的;愤慨的Heaccusedme of being a soreloser(= someone who does notacceptdefeatwell).他说我是个输不起的人。
Synonyms
angry(EMOTIONAL)
apoplectic
bebesideyourself
crossmainlyUK
furious(ANGRY)
incandescent(QUALITY)
incensed
irate
livid(ANGRY)
mad(ANGRY)informal
seething(angry)
wrathful
angry
- angryIt does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all.
- madAre you mad at me?
- soreUSHe's still sore about the way things turned out.
- annoyedHe was annoyed with her for being late.
- irritatedI was irritated that he didn't thank me.
Angry and displeased
- acrimonious
- acrimoniously
- aggrieved
- amused
- angrily
- fed up
- fed up to the back teethidiom
- fit to be tiedidiom
- furious
- furiously
- jaundiced
- peeved
- piqued
- pissed off
- pissy
- pouty
- venomous
- wound up
- wrathful
- wrathfully
Idiom
stand/stick out like a sore thumb
sore
noun[C]
uk/sɔːr/us/sɔːr/apainfulareaon thesurfaceof abody,especiallyaninfectedarea:
痛处;(尤指)溃疡,疮Thepoordog's back wascoveredwith sores.那只可怜的狗背上长满了疮。
See also
cold sore
Skin complaints & blemishes
- age spot
- anti-crack
- anti-dandruff
- anti-leprosy
- anti-ulcer
- birthmark
- carbuncle
- chapped
- contusion
- eczema
- impetigo
- itchy
- melanoma
- pruritic
- pruritus
- pyoderma gangrenosum
- redness
- rosacea
- scald
- shingle