bellyache
bellyache — noun
1. a hurting feeling in your stomach or lower belly, often after you eat something
a hurting feeling in your stomach or lower belly, often after you eat something that does not agree with you
After the fair, Christopher had a bellyache from too much candy.
collocation: have a bellyache
Minh stayed home from school because his bellyache would not stop.
The camp nurse gave Dahlia warm tea for her bellyache.
My little brother cried when his bellyache woke him at dawn.
- stomachache
more neutral everyday choice; less childlike than bellyache
- tummy ache
more childish; especially common with young children
- abdominal pain
formal medical term used in clinics and hospitals
文法句型
have a bellyache
get a bellyache
用法筆記
More common in casual family talk than in formal situations. Adults often use stomachache in neutral speech, and medical staff usually prefer stomach pain or abdominal pain.
常見錯誤
bellyache — verb
- bellyachepresent simple I / you / we / they
- bellyaches3rd person singular
- bellyaching-ing form
- bellyachedpast simple
1. to keep saying you are unhappy about small problems in an annoying way
to keep saying you are unhappy about small problems in an annoying way
Ryo bellyached all morning about carrying two bags upstairs.
pattern: bellyache about something
The twins bellyached when Dad turned off the game.
Do not bellyache about the rain; we can still play cards.
Yael kept bellyaching because the bus was five minutes late.
Rodrigo bellyached to the coach after sitting on the bench.
文法句型
bellyache about something
bellyache to someone about something
用法筆記
Usually followed by about when you name the problem. The verb suggests childish, tiresome, or exaggerated complaining, so complain is safer in neutral or formal situations.