They had been at pains to examine all the statistics 他们不辞劳苦仔细查阅了所有的统计数字。
Be at pains to do sth 苦心经营;辛苦地做
As he is at pains to point out , this is very much our human tale , our ancestry 作者十分痛苦地指出这本书很大程度上是关于人类的故事,人类的祖先。
The small , often private , companies that dominate these areas have also often been at pains to escape notice ? and therefore taxes 在这些行业中,多半以小型的私人公司为主,它们想方设法避人耳目,因此而逃过征税。
He has been at pains not to look like an american poodle , vigorously condemning abuses by american troops and sympathising with his co - religionists in lebanon 他努力使自己看起来不像是美国的巴儿狗? ?既强烈谴责美军虐囚行为,又对黎巴嫩的同宗教分子表示同情。
be at pains meaning: Verb: be at pains Try very hard to do something - take pains Derived forms: been at pains, was at pains, is at pains, being at pains Type of: endeavor [US], endeavour [Br...be at pains en francais:se donner du mal, faire un effort; gêner, ennuyer, dérangerbe at pains перевод:делать что-л., что приносит большие неприятности I could hardly refuse the gift after she had been at such pains to make it. ≈ Едва ли я могла отказаться от подарка, зная, чего ей стоило сделать его. ...