headache

英 [ˈhedeɪk]

美 [ˈhedeɪk]

n. 头痛; 令人头痛的人(或事物); 麻烦

复数：headaches　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5005 / COCA.4745

牛津词典

noun

头痛
a continuous pain in the head
1. to suffer from headaches
  头痛
2. Red wine gives me a headache.
  我喝红酒会头痛。
3. I have a splitting headache (= a very bad one) .
  我头痛欲裂。
令人头痛的人（或事物）；麻烦
a person or thing that causes worry or trouble
1. The real headache will be getting the bank to lend you the money.
  真正的麻烦将是设法让银行贷款给你。

N-COUNT 头痛
If you have aheadache, you have a pain in your head.
1. I have had a terrible headache for the last two days.
  两天来我一直头痛得厉害。
N-COUNT 使人头痛的事;棘手的事;难题
If you say that something is aheadache, you mean that it causes you difficulty or worry.
1. The airline's biggest headache is the increase in the price of aviation fuel...
  令航空公司最头痛的事就是航空燃料价格的上涨。
2. This is a real headache for us.
  这对我们来说真是个难题。

noun

something or someone that causes anxiety
1. New York traffic is a constant concern
2. it's a major worry
Synonym:concernworryvexation
pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Synonym:head achecephalalgia

The clamour of the heavy traffic gave you a headache.
来往车辆嘈杂的声浪使人头痛。
Can you give me something to relieve my headache?
你能不能给我点药把我的头痛止住？
He had been going to take her to a lecture that night, but he had a headache.
本来那天晚上他打算带她去听报告的，但他头痛起来了。
I often take paracetamol at work if I get a bad headache
工作中头疼得厉害时，我常服用扑热息痛。
For many years, experts in occupational health have puzzled over symptoms reported by office workers, including headache, nausea and fatigue.
多年以来，职业保健专家一直在苦苦研究办公室职员所反映的诸如头疼、恶心和疲劳等症状。
What's the matter with you?--Just a bit of a headache; nothing serious.
你怎么了？--没啥，有点头疼。
His temples pulsed a little, threatening a headache
他的太阳穴跳了一会，像是头痛要发作了。
The headache went off quite suddenly.
头疼突然就消失了。
Pleading a headache, he went home before the party ended.
没有等到终席，他推说头疼，起身回家了。
He had a headache yesterday but he feels like a million dollars today.
他昨天头痛，但今天又感到精力充沛了。