sore
US: /ˈsɔɹ/
UK: /sˈɔː/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
sore /sɔ:/- tính từ
- đau, đau đớn
- to have a sore arm: đau tay
- [clergyman's] sore throat: bệnh đau họng (vì nói nhiều)
- tức giận, tức tối; buồn phiền
- to be very sore about one's defeat: rất buồn phiền về sự thất bại của mình
- làm đau đớn, làm buồn phiền (vấn đề)
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), (thơ ca) đau; mãnh liệt, ác liệt, gay go, ác nghiệt
- a sore struggle: cuộc đấu tranh ác liệt
- like a bear with a sore head
- cau cau có có, gắt như mắn tôm
- a sight for sore eyes
- cảnh tượng vui, cảnh tượng dễ chịu
- a sore point (subject)
- điểm dễ làm chạm lòng
- đau, đau đớn
- phó từ
- đau, ác nghiệt, nghiêm trọng
- sore beated: bị thua đau
- sore oppressed: bị áp bức một cách ác nghiệt
- đau, ác nghiệt, nghiêm trọng
- danh từ
- chỗ đau; vết thương, chỗ lở loét
- (nghĩa bóng) nỗi thương tâm, nỗi đau lòng
- to reopen old sores: gợi là những nỗi đau lòng xưa
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun+ adjective
1 if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much: to have a sore throat + His feet were sore after the walk. + My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the operation.
2 [not before noun] ~ (at sb / about sth) (informal, especially AmE) upset and angry especially because you have been treated unfairly
soreness noun [U]: an ointment to reduce soreness and swelling
Idioms: a sore point a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned: It's a sore point with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet.
stand / stick out like a sore thumb to be very noticeable in an unpleasant way: The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. + If you wear a suit to the party, you'll stand out like a sore thumb.
more at BEAR n., SIGHT n.
+ noun
a painful, often red, place on your body where there is a wound or an infection: open sores
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 painful, sensitive, tender, raw, angry, burning, stinging, smarting, hurting; irritated, inflamed, chafed:
My finger is still sore round the cut.
2 sensitive, delicate, tender, embarrassing, awkward, ticklish, touchy, thorny, prickly:
Failing to complete medical school is a sore point with her.
3 dire, serious, acute, extreme, critical, urgent, pressing, desperate:
He is in sore need of some good advice.
4 angry, angered, annoyed, irritated, vexed, irked, upset, Colloq peeved:
Don't get sore at me because you got low marks in your exams.
5 painful, troublesome, grievous, aggrieved, distressing, distressful, harrowing, severe, agonizing, bitter, fierce, burdensome, onerous, heavy, oppressive:
Melanie's marital troubles proved a sore trial for her friends.
6 sore straits. difficulty, trouble, distress, danger, dangerous or precarious condition:
The business is in sore straits, I fear.
n.
7 injury, damage, swelling, rawness, infection, inflammation, bruise, abrasion, cut, laceration, scrape, burn, canker, ulcer:
If that sore on your arm doesn't heal, you'd better see a doctor.
Collocation
ADJ.
open, running
(often figurative) The border dispute was a running sore in relations between the countries.
Concise dictionary
sores|sorer|sorestsɔr /sɔːnoun
+an open skin infection
adj.
+hurting
+causing misery or pain or distress
+roused to anger
