heartache

IPA/ˈhɑːteɪk/
KK[hˈɑrtˌek]IPA/ˈhɑːrteɪk/

heartache — 名詞

  • heartachesingular
  • heartachesplural

1. a deep emotional pain — the kind a person carries when love is lost, a relations

1.名詞C1
釋義

心痛；悲傷

因失去親人或感情破裂所引起的深沉心理痛苦

a deep emotional pain — the kind a person carries when love is lost, a relationship ends, or someone close has died or gone away.

例句

After the divorce, Chidi spoke openly about the heartache of starting life alone at fifty.

離婚後，Chidi 坦然談起五十歲時獨自展開人生的那種心痛。

the heartache of + noun phrase

Years of heartache showed in the lines around Maja's eyes whenever the family talked about her late son.

每當家人提起 Maja 已逝的兒子，她眼角的皺紋便顯露出多年來的悲傷。

years of heartache (long-lasting grief)

常見搭配
  • cause heartache
  • years of heartache
  • quiet heartache
  • endless heartache
  • the heartache of losing someone
同義詞
  • grief

    stronger and more specifically tied to death or major loss

  • sorrow

    more literary; broader emotional sadness

  • anguish

    sharper, more intense suffering — often shorter-lived

  • heartbreak

    near-synonym; more often used about romantic loss specifically

反義詞
  • joy

    general opposite emotion

  • contentment

    the calm satisfaction that heartache disrupts

文法句型

heartache of + noun

cause + heartache

用法筆記

Distinct from physical 'heart pain' (medical) — heartache is always emotional. Often paired with loss, separation, or long-standing sorrow rather than brief upset; for short-term frustration, use 'disappointment' or 'upset' instead.

常見錯誤

I have a heartache, I need a doctor.
I have chest pain, I need a doctor.
'heartache' is emotional, not medical.
Losing my keys gave me real heartache.
Losing my keys was really annoying.
heartache is for deep grief, not minor annoyances.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • years of heartache
  • a lifetime of heartache
  • the heartache of loss

常用片語

  • cause heartache
  • bring heartache
  • spare someone the heartache
  • ease the heartache

介系詞搭配

  • heartache of
  • heartache over
  • heartache for