痛心疾首 meaning in English
heartache and headache -- with deep hatred and resentment; be very distressed about ...; detest thoroughly; distressed and disgusted; feel deeply grieved; feel bitter about ...; resent [hate] deeply; deplore greatly; with bitter hatred
Examples
- The economist who laments the hardships of the poor, allows himself to grow rich upon the sale of his book .
经济学家痛心疾首的描写穷人的困苦生活，却靠了书的销路发大财。 - His shyness, which was so painful as a defect, filling him with a mild complacency now that it was regarded as an interesting study .
他的腼腆是一种使他痛心疾首的缺点，而现在被当成了一个有趣的，值得探讨的问题，这使他的心里充满了淡淡的满足感。 - No doubt nixon's distraught appearance, conveying an impression of both grief and evasion, did not offer the picture of a chief executive dominating crisis .
尼克松一副心烦意乱的样子，使人感到他既痛心疾首，又在敷衍搪塞，难怪他不象个驾驭危机的总统。 - This is why you come to grief
这也是你现在痛心疾首的原因 - I grieve that my failing strength hinders me from the joy of your most gracious presence
我痛心疾首，衰弱的体力使我不能面觐至为仁爱的圣颜。