agonize
英 美['æɡənaɪz]
- vi. 感到极度痛苦;挣扎
- vt. 使极度痛苦;折磨
词态变化
第三人称单数: agonizes;过去式: agonized;过去分词: agonized;现在分词: agonizing;
助记提示
1、agon- + -ize.
2、本身的直接含义:痛苦的挣扎,(剧烈的)争夺,(激烈的)竞争。
3、由于竞争、争夺的残酷性和激烈性,进而导致身心的煎熬与痛苦,由此进而引申为:(精神上或肉体上极度的)痛苦;极度悲痛,临死的痛苦;垂死的挣扎。
2、本身的直接含义:痛苦的挣扎,(剧烈的)争夺,(激烈的)竞争。
3、由于竞争、争夺的残酷性和激烈性,进而导致身心的煎熬与痛苦,由此进而引申为:(精神上或肉体上极度的)痛苦;极度悲痛,临死的痛苦;垂死的挣扎。
英英释意
- 1. cause to agonize
- 2. suffer agony or anguish
英文词源
- agonize (v.)
- 1580s, "to torture," from Middle French agoniser or directly from Medieval Latin agonizare, from Greek agonizesthai "contend in the struggle" (see agony). Intransitive sense of "suffer physical pain" is recorded from 1660s; that of "to worry intensely" is from 1853. Related: Agonized; agonizing.
实用场景例句
- I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not.
- 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
牛津词典
- She only made the decision to apply for training after years of agonizing.
- 多年的苦苦思索之后,她才作出了申请培训的决定。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved...
- 也许他正在为其中牵扯的道德问题而伤脑筋。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I agonize for a while before buying a new toothbrush.
- 而我,在买一支牙刷之前还要挣扎一番.
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- There's no reason to agonize over telling people you're job hunting.
- 没有理由为告诉他人你正在找工作而感到苦恼.
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- Don't stress, don't agonize – just go with the flow.
- 简单,就是不要有压力, 不要烦恼-只要随心而动.
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- Come on Sam, agonize your assignment, just do it.
- 好了,山姆, 用不着为这点任务弄得痛苦不堪, 就动手干吧.
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- All the time they agonize and pray.
- 他们一直在忍受苦痛并且祈祷.
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- Why do you agonize yourself with the thought of your failure?
- 你为何总是对于你的失败念念不忘而自我折磨 呢 ?
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Fisher and Martinez did not agonize over anything.
- 可费蛇耳和马丁内兹从来不受任何事情折磨.
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