ˈpain ˌbarrier noun the pain barrier in sport, the point that you reach when you continue trying to do something, even though you are in pain, very tired, or injured 〔体育运动中〕痛楚[疲劳,受伤]的难关 Iona reached the final, but she had to go through the pain barrier to get there. 艾奥娜进入了决赛,不过她是克服伤痛才走到这一步的。
pain barrier• After that, they reckon, they can face any pain barrier.• Instead she has developed a strict routine for short haul trips to get her across her pain barrier.• He clenched his jaw as the pain barrier seemed to break with every passing second.