ache做名词时,表示“(持续而隐约的)疼痛”。常用以构成复合词,在句中做主语、表语或宾语。例如:
backache(背痛)、earache(耳痛)、headache(头痛)、stomach-ache(胃痛)、toothache(牙痛)
I have a toothache/headache/backache.我牙/头/背痛。
My body was all aches and pains. 我浑身疼痛。
He has an ache in his/the chest.他胸部疼痛。
Ache做动词时,表示“持续地隐隐作痛”,在句中作谓语。例如:
My head is aching.我头痛。
I’m aching all over.我浑身疼痛。
而sore是形容词,“(指身体局部)一触或一用就痛的、易痛的、疼痛的”,在句中通常作定语或表语。例如:
a sore knee膝痛
a sore throat喉咙痛
My leg is still very sore.我的腿还是很疼。
She’s still a bit sore after the accident.她出事后直到现在还觉得痛呢。