agonizing

英 [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ]

美 [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ]

adj.  使人十分痛苦的; 令人焦虑不安的; 带来巨大困难的
v.  苦苦思索; 焦虑不已
agonize的现在分词

现在分词：agonizing　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 使人十分痛苦的；令人焦虑不安的；带来巨大困难的
  causing great pain, anxiety or difficulty
  1. his father's agonizing death
     他父亲极度痛苦的死
  2. It was the most agonizing decision of her life.
     这是她一生中最痛苦的决定。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 agonising


• ADJ-GRADED 令人痛苦的；折磨人的
  Something that isagonizingcauses you to feel great physical or mental pain.
  1. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother...
     他不想像母亲和兄弟那样痛苦地死去。
  2. In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing.
     在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
• ADJ-GRADED （决定或选择）令人痛苦的
  Agonizingdecisions and choices are very difficult to make.
  1. He now faced an agonizing decision about his immediate future.
     他这时候面临着一个关系到他不久的将来的痛苦抉择。

英英释义

adj

• extremely painful
  Synonym:agonisingexcruciatingharrowingtorturingtorturoustorturesome

双语例句

• This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone.
  这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。
• Green River's story deals with the agonizing truth of the actions we take in times of crisis.
  《绿河》向我们展示了危急时刻我们采取的真实的却令人烦恼的行动。
• I was faced with an agonizing dilemma.
  我面临着痛苦的两难困境。
• It was the most agonizing decision of his life.
  这是他一生中最痛苦的决定！
• He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother
  他不想像母亲和兄弟那样痛苦地死去。
• After hours of agonizing, he made his decision.
  经过几个小时的思想斗争，他做出了决定。
• 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。
• After a lot of agonizing she decided to terminate the pregnancy
  经历一番痛苦挣扎后，她决定终止妊娠。
• The Violence Center, however, died an agonizing death.
  然而，这个暴力中心痛苦的关闭了。
• In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing.
  在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。