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    painfully

    US /ˈpeɪnfəli/

    ・

    UK /ˈpeɪnfəli/

    A2
    adv.AdverbIn or as if in pain
    He was painfully awareof the situation
    adv.AdverbTo a great degree; extremely.
    The truth was painfully obvious.

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    BBC 6 Minute English July 23, 2015 - Are models too skinny?

    06:05BBC 6 Minute English July 23, 2015 - Are models too skinny?
    • Finn: Well, yeah, I think some models do look fantastic but others look painfully thin.

      Finn: Well, yeah, I think some models do look fantastic but others look painfully thin.

    • Finn: Well, yeah, I think some models do look fantastic but others look painfully thin.

      Finn: Well, yeah, I think some models do look fantastic but others look painfully thin.

    B1

    The Big Bang Theory | Howard Becomes Dungeon Master | HBO Max

    02:56The Big Bang Theory | Howard Becomes Dungeon Master | HBO Max
    • Painfully so.

      Painfully so.

    • Painfully so.

      Painfully so.

    B1

    Why China-EU trade ties are so tense | DW News

    11:52Why China-EU trade ties are so tense | DW News
    • I would say, however, that what we've noticed is that China itself is trying to diversify its export portfolio from advanced markets, not just the European Union but also the United States, and betting a lot more on developing economies, being painfully aware of the market dependencies that it has on markets such as the European Union.

      I would say, however, that what we've noticed is that China itself is trying to diversify its export portfolio from advanced markets, not just the European Union but also the United States, and betting a lot more on developing economies, being painfully aware of the market dependencies that it has on markets such as the European Union.

    • I would say, however, that what we've noticed is that China itself is trying to diversify its export control, sorry, its export portfolio from advanced markets, not just the European Union but also the United States, and betting a lot more on developing economies, being painfully aware of the market dependencies that it has on markets such as the European Union.

      I would say, however, that what we've noticed is that China itself is trying to diversify its export control, sorry, its export portfolio from advanced markets, not just the European Union but also the United States, and betting a lot more on developing economies, being painfully aware of the market dependencies that it has on markets such as the European Union.

    B1

    How To Overcome Psychological Barriers

    10:56How To Overcome Psychological Barriers
    • We humans are extraordinarily and painfully vulnerable creatures.

      We humans are extraordinarily and painfully vulnerable creatures.

    • We humans are extraordinarily and painfully vulnerable creatures.

      We humans are extraordinarily and painfully vulnerable creatures.

    B1

    If Introverts Were Completely Honest... Part 2

    01:37If Introverts Were Completely Honest... Part 2
    • As I'm talking to you, I'm analyzing your body language to see if you're getting bored or annoyed with me, and I'm becoming so painfully self-aware and uncomfortable that I don't even understand the words that are coming out of my own mouth anymore.

      As I'm talking to you, I'm analyzing your body language to see if you're getting bored or annoyed with me, and I'm becoming so painfully self-aware and uncomfortable that I don't even understand the words that are coming out of my own mouth anymore.

    • and I'm becoming so painfully self-aware and uncomfortable that I don't even understand the words that are coming out of my own mouth anymore, so maybe I should just stop talking and save us both.

      and I'm becoming so painfully self-aware and uncomfortable that I don't even understand the words that are coming out of my own mouth anymore, so maybe I should just stop talking and save us both.

    A2

    PSYCHOTHERAPY - Melanie Klein

    06:31PSYCHOTHERAPY - Melanie Klein
    • The impulse to reduce people into what they can do for us, give us milk, make us money, keep us happy, rather than what they are in and of themselves, in other words, a multifaceted being, this can be painfully observed in emotional life generally.

      The impulse to reduce people into what they can do for us, give us milk, make us money, keep us happy, rather than what they are in and of themselves, in other words, a multifaceted being, this can be painfully observed in emotional life generally.

    • what they are in and of themselves (a multifaceted being), this can be painfully observed in emotional

      what they are in and of themselves (a multifaceted being), this can be painfully observed in emotional

    B1

    Top 10 Creepiest TV Shows Ever Made

    14:10Top 10 Creepiest TV Shows Ever Made
    • The Rehearsal, a new brand of creepy where the audience eavesdrops on painfully personal conversations.

      The Rehearsal, a new brand of creepy where the audience eavesdrops on painfully personal conversations.

    • The Rehearsal: A new brand of creepy where the audience eavesdrops on painfully personal conversations.

      The Rehearsal: A new brand of creepy where the audience eavesdrops on painfully personal conversations.

    B2

    The Lion King: Disney's Best Animated Film?

    12:18The Lion King: Disney's Best Animated Film?
    • Felix, who ironically bemoans, "I fix everything I touch!" to painfully type-cast Jane Lynch

      Felix, who ironically bemoans, "I fix everything I touch!" to painfully type-cast Jane Lynch

    • From Jack McBrayor as the eagerly polite Felix, who ironically bemoans, "I fix everything I touch!" to painfully typecast Jane Lynch as the gruff-talking army sergeant from a first-person shooter game called "Hero's Duty." The standout performance is Sarah Silverman as an outcast racer whose unlikely and unwilling relationship with Ralph is truly enjoyable to watch unfold through a series of quickly edited and brilliantly animated montages.

      From Jack McBrayor as the eagerly polite Felix, who ironically bemoans, "I fix everything I touch!" to painfully typecast Jane Lynch as the gruff-talking army sergeant from a first-person shooter game called "Hero's Duty." The standout performance is Sarah Silverman as an outcast racer whose unlikely and unwilling relationship with Ralph is truly enjoyable to watch unfold through a series of quickly edited and brilliantly animated montages.

    B2

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • with a certain incoherency of manner. “I am  painfully situated, Utterson; my position is  

      with a certain incoherency of manner. “I am  painfully situated, Utterson; my position is  

    • "I am painfully situated, Utterson.

      "I am painfully situated, Utterson.

    B1

    Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)

    16:31Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
    • and painfully scrawled these lines, emphasizing each slow downstroke by clamping his tongue between his teeth and letting up the pressure on the upstrokes.

      and painfully scrawled these lines, emphasizing each slow downstroke by clamping his tongue between his teeth and letting up the pressure on the upstrokes.

    • of "red keel" out of his pocket, got the moon on his work, and painfully scrawled

      of "red keel" out of his pocket, got the moon on his work, and painfully scrawled

    B1