Ache instructions
1、 Used as a noun
Mummy, I've got a tummy ache.
She felt an ache in her bosom.
[Common Phrase]
Aches and pains:
My body was all aches and pains.
[Instruction]
Ache as a noun is often used in compounds. For example:
Headache, toothache, stomachache, backache, earache, etc. Among these compounds with - ache, headache is a regular countable noun, while other words can be used as countable or uncountable:
I've got a headache.
2、 Used as a verb
1. Pain, pain:
Her eyes ache from lack of sleep.
2. Compassion, pity, grief:
It makes my heart ache to see her pain.
3. Desire:
He was aching for home [to go home]. He longed to go home.
[Instruction]
Some verbs that express physical feelings can be used in the general tense or in the continuous tense, and there is not much difference in meaning:
My head aches.=My head is aching.
3、 Usage discrimination: ache, pain
The former mainly refers to the persistent pain or dull pain in the local body; However, pain has a wide range of applications, which can refer to mild or severe pain, local or systemic pain, continuous or sudden pain, etc.