agony

['ægəni]

n.極度的痛苦, 掙扎

例句與用法：

The boxer folded up in agony.

那拳擊手痛苦地倒下了。

He was squirming (around) on the floor in agony.

他躺在地上痛苦地扭動(dòng)。

I've suffered agonies with toothache.

我遭受牙痛之苦。

He was in an agony of remorse.

他處于悔恨的海洋中。

詞形變化：

名詞復(fù)數(shù): agonies |

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n.

1. 極度痛苦; 苦惱[C][U]

They went through the agonies of war and famine.

他們經(jīng)歷了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)和饑荒的痛苦。

2. 臨死的痛苦[P]

3. (感情的)爆發(fā)[C]

The football fans cheered the winning team with agonies of wild joy.

足球迷欣喜若狂地向勝隊(duì)歡呼。

短語(yǔ)詞組：

pile/put on the agony

1. 過分渲染悲痛

When she was telling us about her headache, she really piled on the agony just to gain our sympathy.

她在同我們說起她頭痛時(shí), 真的在過分渲染以取得我們的同情。