bellyache
bellyache — 名詞
1. a hurting feeling in your stomach or lower belly, often after you eat something
肚子痛
肚子或胃部發疼
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.
逛完園遊會後，Christopher 因為糖吃太多而肚子痛。
collocation: have a bellyache
Minh stayed home from school because his bellyache would not stop.
Minh 因為肚子痛一直沒好，所以留在家裡沒去上學。
The camp nurse gave Dahlia warm tea for her bellyache.
營隊護士拿了熱茶給 Dahlia，想幫她舒緩肚子痛。
My little brother cried when his bellyache woke him at dawn.
我弟弟天亮時被肚子痛弄醒，哭了起來。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
碎念
一直為小事抱怨
to keep saying you are unhappy about small problems in an annoying way
Ryo bellyached all morning about carrying two bags upstairs.
Ryo 整個早上都在碎念，抱怨要把兩個袋子搬上樓。
pattern: bellyache about something
The twins bellyached when Dad turned off the game.
爸爸把遊戲關掉時，那對雙胞胎就開始碎念。
Do not bellyache about the rain; we can still play cards.
別為了下雨一直碎念，我們還是可以玩牌。
Yael kept bellyaching because the bus was five minutes late.
Yael 因為公車晚了五分鐘，一直在碎念。
Rodrigo bellyached to the coach after sitting on the bench.
Rodrigo 坐板凳後就向教練碎念個不停。
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.