1·She was at great pains to stress the advantages of the new system.
她极力强调新制度的优点。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Raeder was also at pains to see that each nominee was of strong moral fibre.
雷德也迫切想看到每一位候选人都具有坚定的道德品行。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·She had a cough, heart trouble and great pains in her head when she stayed at the places covered with WiFi signals.
当她呆在 WiFi 信号覆盖的地方时，她就会有咳嗽、心脏病和剧烈的头痛等症状。
4·He is at pains to find facts.
他正在努力了解事实真相。
5·He was at pains to find out the truth.
他尽力了解事实真相。
6·We are at pains to learn English well.
我们正在努力学好英语。
7·She was at pains to make sure that we all understood.
她尽了最大努力使我们每个人都弄懂。
8·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。
9·She was at pains to stress the benefits of the scheme.
她极力强调该计画的好处。
10·Do more than others expect you to do and do it at pains.
做比别人期望的更多，并用心去做。