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agony

/ag-uh-nee/US // ˈæg ə ni //UK // (ˈæɡənɪ) //

苦难,痛苦,苦痛,煎熬

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ag·o·nies.

    • : extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
    • : a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement: an agony of joy.
    • : the struggle preceding natural death: mortal agony.
    • : a violent struggle.
    • : Often Agony .Theology. the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.

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Examples

  • It should serve as a reminder of those parents still experiencing that agony.

  • If your muscles feel so tight that the gentlest prod causes agony, a heated pad can be a great ally.

  • Through Nadir’s journey, Joukhadar gives us a raw and powerful portrayal of his character’s agony and loneliness as he deals with living in a body that make him look female.

  • I once imagined the agony of illness being the greatest challenge I’d face as a doctor.

  • Twice, Raymond Jefferson’s service to his country left him in pain, agony and facing years of recovery.

  • Truth be told, there is no one better at capturing the agony and alarm of a woman in the throes of a nervous breakdown than Moore.

  • The agony of being so close to our goal but failing gnaws at our insides while we replay the events over and over in our heads.

  • Animals in agony or danger are used by Martin Wittfooth, often to hint at the future of the human condition.

  • Murray lost 6-1 7-6, 6-2 as Kate and William grimaced and groaned in agony with the rest of the nation.

  • But if he positioned himself a certain way, he found he could avoid excruciating agony.

  • In the year of misery, of agony and suffering in general he had endured, he had settled upon one theory.

  • Your sacrifice shall be the agony of agonies, the death of deaths, and yet you'll find yourself unable to resist.

  • Each sentence came as if torn piecemeal from his unwilling tongue; short, jerky phrases, conceived in pain and delivered in agony.

  • Having reduced Punch to a second agony of tears Harry departed upstairs with the news that Punch was still rebellious.

  • How little did she realize the long drawn-out agony that was even then beginning for her sisters in that ill-fated entrenchment!