pain in the ass 形容某人或某事令人厌恶、恶心；眼中钉、肉中刺That guy is a real pain in the ass.那人真的很恶心。I know I need to renew my license, but waiting in line at the DMV is such a pain in the ass.我知道我的驾照需要续期了，但是在车管所排队等真的很烦人。pain-in-the-ass 形容词,做定语修饰名词I’ve still got some pain-in-the-ass work to do before I call it aday.在结束今天一天的工作之前，我还有一些烦人的工作要做。We're having Mary over for dinner night. I just hope her pain-in-the-ass husband doesn't come along as well.我们邀请Mary今天晚上老家里吃饭，我只希望她那烦人的丈夫别也一块过来。需要提醒的是，这个短语比较粗鲁，注意使用场合。pain in the butt/ rear