it pains somebody to do something

formalUPSET used to say that it is very difficult and upsetting for someone to have to do something 某人因不得不做某事而感到苦恼

Examples from the Corpus

it pains somebody to do something• Most burglars, it pains me to say, are just looking for the easy dollar.• It pained her to see how much older Bill was looking.• As much as it pains us to write this, now is time for Dan to step down.

→ it pains somebody to do something at pain2(1)

词汇	it pains somebody to do something
释义	it pains somebody to do something it pains somebody to do something formalUPSET used to say that it is very difficult and upsetting for someone to have to do something 某人因不得不做某事而感到苦恼 Examples from the Corpus it pains somebody to do something• Most burglars, it pains me to say, are just looking for the easy dollar.• It pained her to see how much older Bill was looking.• As much as it pains us to write this, now is time for Dan to step down. → it pains somebody to do something at pain2(1)
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