英汉词典

agony 基本解释

n.

极大的痛苦；苦恼，烦闷；临死的挣扎；（感情的）迸发

变形

复数：agonies

双语释义

n.(名词)[U][C]极大的痛苦 very great pain or suffering of mind or body

英英释义

agony[ 'æɡəni ]

n.intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

"an agony of doubt"

同义词：tormenttorture

a state of acute pain

同义词：sufferingexcruciation

agony 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• endure agony忍受痛苦
• experience agony经受痛苦
• feel agony感到痛苦
• prolong the agony拖延痛苦
• suffer -nies受苦

形容词+～

• acute agony剧烈的痛苦
• deep agony极大的痛苦
• great agony极大的痛苦
• indescribable agony难以形容的痛苦
• mortal agony极大的苦恼
• spiritual agony精神上的痛苦
• untold agony说不出的痛苦

～+名词

• agony aunt解答读者疑难的专栏女作家
• agony column答读者问专栏

介词+～

• in agony痛苦地
• in an agony of …之极端
• in an agony of joy狂喜
• in -nies with toothache苦于牙痛
• lie in agony痛苦地躺着
• look on in agony at在旁边痛苦地看着(某人)
• pile upon the agony渲染悲痛的事情

～+介词

• -nies from sb's broken arm断臂的痛苦

词组短语

agony of(感情上的)突然而强烈的爆发，任何精神上的激动

in agony痛苦不堪

agony aunt（英）问答专栏阿姨；心理咨询阿姨

同近义词辨析

sorrow, agony, grief, anguish, torment, distress, misery, torture

这组词都有“苦恼、痛苦”的意思，其区别是：

sorrow语气比grief弱，指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。

agony侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。

grief指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。

anguish指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦；用于身体时，多指局部或暂时的痛苦。

torment强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。

distress多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦，也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。

misery着重痛苦的可悲状态，多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。

torture语气比toment强，指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. It was great agony to watch him passing away.
   看着他死去是极大的痛苦。
2. The agony of that moment was terrific.
   那一刹那的痛苦是可怕的。
3. He was in an agony of remorse.
   他处于悔恨的海洋中。
4. Rescue the jobber girl who struggles in agony.
   救救痛苦中挣扎的打工妹。
5. Thousands upon thousands of others had lingered on to die in slow agony.
   成千上万的另一些人在痛苦中挣扎之后慢慢死去。

权威例句

The Agony of Education: Black Students at a White University
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The Agony of Victory and Thrill of Defeat: Mixed Emotional Reactions to Disappointing Wins and Relieving Losses
The Agony of Education: Black Students at White Colleges and Universities by Joe R. Feagin; Hernan Vera; Nikitah Imani