splitting headache
Slang Term
BritishAmericanAustralian
Unknown
Neutral
Significado: severe headache
剧烈头痛
dolor de cabeza intenso
ひどい頭痛
머리가 깨질 듯한 두통.
An intense headache that feels like the head is being split apart. Common hyperbolic description of painful headaches.
一种感觉头要裂开似的剧烈头痛。常见的夸张说法,用来形容严重的头痛。
Un dolor de cabeza intenso que se siente como si la cabeza se partiera en dos. Descripción hiperbólica habitual de dolores de cabeza fuertes.
頭が割れるように感じる激しい頭痛。痛い頭痛を表す一般的な大げさな表現。
머리가 쪼개지는 것 같을 정도로 극심한 두통. 심한 두통을 과장해서 표현하는 흔한 방법이다.
Ejemplos
- I've got a splitting headache - any paracetamol? 我头痛欲裂——有扑热息痛吗?Tengo un dolor de cabeza tremendo, ¿hay paracetamol?頭が割れるように痛い——パラセタモールある?머리가 깨질 것 같아—파라세타몰 있어?
- That noise is giving me a splitting headache. 那噪音吵得我头都要炸了。Ese ruido me está provocando un dolor de cabeza horrible.あの騒音で頭が割れそうだ。저 소음 때문에 머리가 쪼개질 것 같아.
- Woke up with a splitting headache after last night. 昨晚之后,醒来头痛欲裂。Me desperté con un dolor de cabeza espantoso después de lo de anoche.昨夜の後、ひどい頭痛で目が覚めた。어젯밤 때문에 아침에 머리가 깨질 듯이 아팠어.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: casual, medical
Tono: complaining
✓ Correcto
- Describe severe headache形容剧烈头痛describir un dolor de cabeza intensoひどい頭痛を表現する심한 두통을 묘사할 때
✗ Incorrecto
- For mild headaches用于轻微头痛时不恰当Para dolores de cabeza leves軽い頭痛には不適切가벼운 두통일 때
Origen e historia
Descriptive expression using 'splitting' to convey the sensation of the head being divided by pain. In use since the 18th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: timeless
Generation: all ages
Social background: all
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