agonized
美 ['æɡənaɪzd]
- adj. 感到极度痛苦的,苦闷的
- v. 使极度痛苦(agonize的过去分词)
助记提示
1、agon- + -ize + -d.
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。
双语例句
- 1. All the time they agonized and prayed.
- 他们一直在忍受痛苦并且祈祷.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. She agonized herself with the thought of her loss.
- 她念念不忘自己的损失,深深陷入痛苦之中.
来自辞典例句
- 3. The military responses we made were much agonized over.
- 我们的军事反应引起了大量痛苦的呻吟.
来自辞典例句
- 4. We agonized for hours about which wallpaper to buy.
- 对买哪种壁纸,我们伤了几小时的脑筋.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Europe's influence, Europe's greater genius have been denied, admitted, agonized over.
- 欧洲的影响, 欧洲的卓越才华,曾被他们否定, 接受, 又曾使他们烦恼.
来自辞典例句