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

Tell him I have a headache, I won't delay him today.
告诉他我头痛，今天不耽搁他了。
The naughty boy left the classroom on the plea of a headache.
那淘气的男孩借口头疼，离开了教室。
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。
He complained of a headache.
他说头痛。
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。
The medicine is an effective cure for a headache.
这药治头痛疗效很好。
The clamour of the heavy traffic gave you a headache.
来往车辆嘈杂的声浪使人头痛。
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。
This matter is a real headache.
这事真令人头痛。
What's the matter with you?--Just a bit of a headache; nothing serious.
你怎么了？--没啥，有点头疼。