agonize
英 美['?ɡ?na?z]
- vi. 感到極度痛苦；掙扎
- vt. 使極度痛苦；折磨
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?agonizes;過去式:?agonized;過去分詞:?agonized;現(xiàn)在分詞:?agonizing;
助記提示
1、agon- + -ize.
2、本身的直接含義：痛苦的掙扎，(劇烈的)爭(zhēng)奪，(激烈的)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
3、由于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、爭(zhēng)奪的殘酷性和激烈性，進(jìn)而導(dǎo)致身心的煎熬與痛苦，由此進(jìn)而引申為：(精神上或肉體上極度的)痛苦；極度悲痛，臨死的痛苦；垂死的掙扎。
2、本身的直接含義：痛苦的掙扎，(劇烈的)爭(zhēng)奪，(激烈的)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
3、由于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、爭(zhēng)奪的殘酷性和激烈性，進(jìn)而導(dǎo)致身心的煎熬與痛苦，由此進(jìn)而引申為：(精神上或肉體上極度的)痛苦；極度悲痛，臨死的痛苦；垂死的掙扎。
英英釋意
- 1. cause to agonize
- 2. suffer agony or anguish
英文詞源
- 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.
實(shí)用場(chǎng)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這個(gè)工作。
牛津詞典
- She only made the decision to apply for training after years of agonizing.
- 多年的苦苦思索之后，她才作出了申請(qǐng)培訓(xùn)的決定。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved...
- 也許他正在為其中牽扯的道德問題而傷腦筋。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- I agonize for a while before buying a new toothbrush.
- 而我,在買一支牙刷之前還要掙扎一番.
期刊摘選
- There's no reason to agonize over telling people you're job hunting.
- 沒有理由為告訴他人你正在找工作而感到苦惱.
期刊摘選
- Don't stress, don't agonize – just go with the flow.
- 簡(jiǎn)單,就是不要有壓力, 不要煩惱-只要隨心而動(dòng).
期刊摘選
- Come on Sam, agonize your assignment, just do it.
- 好了,山姆, 用不著為這點(diǎn)任務(wù)弄得痛苦不堪, 就動(dòng)手干吧.
期刊摘選
- All the time they agonize and pray.
- 他們一直在忍受苦痛并且祈禱.
期刊摘選
- Why do you agonize yourself with the thought of your failure?
- 你為何總是對(duì)于你的失敗念念不忘而自我折磨 呢 ?
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- Fisher and Martinez did not agonize over anything.
- 可費(fèi)蛇耳和馬丁內(nèi)茲從來(lái)不受任何事情折磨.
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