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

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。
Gastroenteritis is a disease characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea, headache, and fever.
胃肠炎是以腹痛、腹泻、头痛和发烧为特征的一种疾病。
What's the matter with you?--Just a bit of a headache; nothing serious.
你怎么了？--没啥，有点头疼。
The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.
阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
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。
The doctor promised that the medicine would ease the poor man of his headache.
医生保证这种药可以解除这个可怜人的头痛。
Such a racket made me headache.
这样的吵闹使我头痛。
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。
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。