English → Chinese
painful
/BrE ˈpeɪnfʊl, 
ˈpeɪnf(ə)l, AmE ˈpeɪnfəl /
adjective
1 (causing pain) 引起疼痛的 ‹fall, injury›; (full of pain) 疼痛的 ‹arm, toe›
2 (upsetting) 令人痛苦的 ‹experience, process›
3 (laborious) 艰苦的 ‹effort, task›
4 informal (bad) 糟糕的 ‹performance›