agony
英 [ˈæɡəni]
美 [ˈæɡəni]
n. (精神或肉体的)极度痛苦
复数：agonies
Collins.2 / BNC.5575 / COCA.7577
同义词辨析
miseryagonyanguishdistresssuffering【导航词义：痛苦】
miseryn. 苦难，痛苦
〔辨析〕
指由于贫穷、病痛等造成的痛苦。
〔例证〕
He lived in the misery of unemployment.
他生活在失业的痛苦之中。
They would never forget the miseries of war.
他们永远也不会忘记战争造成的苦难。
他生活在失业的痛苦之中。
They would never forget the miseries of war.
他们永远也不会忘记战争造成的苦难。
agonyn. 极大的痛苦；痛楚
〔辨析〕
指身体上的剧烈疼痛或痛苦的经历。
〔例证〕
She was in agony.
她极度痛苦。
The agony of arthritis made him unable to sleep.
关节炎的剧烈疼痛使他难以入眠。
She had to go through the agony of leaving her children.
她只好忍痛离开孩子们。
她极度痛苦。
The agony of arthritis made him unable to sleep.
关节炎的剧烈疼痛使他难以入眠。
She had to go through the agony of leaving her children.
她只好忍痛离开孩子们。
anguishn. 〈书〉极度痛苦
〔辨析〕
指精神或肉体上的极度痛苦。
〔例证〕
The loved ones of the hostages were going through anguish.
人质的亲朋好友们经受着巨大的痛苦。
The anguish of losing a child was unbearable.
失去孩子的巨大悲痛是难以承受的。
That soldier got shot and was in anguish all night.
那名士兵中枪了，整夜都处于痛苦中。
人质的亲朋好友们经受着巨大的痛苦。
The anguish of losing a child was unbearable.
失去孩子的巨大悲痛是难以承受的。
That soldier got shot and was in anguish all night.
那名士兵中枪了，整夜都处于痛苦中。
distressn. 苦恼，悲伤
〔辨析〕
多指由于紧张、忧虑等造成的精神上的痛苦。
〔例证〕
The mother was in great distress because of her son's rough behaviour.
儿子的粗野行为使母亲深感忧虑。
That woman was teary and clearly in distress.
那名妇女眼泪汪汪，显然很悲伤。
儿子的粗野行为使母亲深感忧虑。
That woman was teary and clearly in distress.
那名妇女眼泪汪汪，显然很悲伤。
sufferingn. 痛苦，苦难
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指精神或肉体上的痛苦、折磨。
〔例证〕
The refugees could not forget the pain and suffering caused by the war.
难民们无法忘记战争造成的苦难。
He believes that we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, etc.
他认为我们不可避免地要忍受疼痛、疾病等身体上的痛苦。
难民们无法忘记战争造成的苦难。
He believes that we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, etc.
他认为我们不可避免地要忍受疼痛、疾病等身体上的痛苦。
习惯用语
n.
- pile on the agony/gloom
- 使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐
to make an unpleasant situation worse - Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
老板威胁要削减更多的员工，令情况更加恶化。
牛津词典
noun
- （精神或肉体的）极度痛苦
extreme physical or mental pain- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.
杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 - It was agony not knowing where the children were.
孩子们下落不明真让人揪心。 - She waited in an agony of suspense.
她提心吊胆地等待。 - The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.
战争最深重的苦难现在开始了。 - Tell me now! Don't prolong the agony (= make it last longer).
现在就告诉我吧！别再让我心急如焚。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT （肉体或精神的）极度痛苦，创痛
Agonyis great physical or mental pain.- A new machine may save thousands of animals from the agony of drug tests...
一种新型机器也许可以将成千上万的动物从药物试验的痛苦中解脱出来。 - She called out in agony...
她疼得叫出声来。 - As a young man he suffered agonies of religious doubt.
年轻时，他因为对宗教的怀疑而饱受折磨。
- A new machine may save thousands of animals from the agony of drug tests...
英英释义
noun
- intense feelings of suffering
- an agony of doubt
- the torments of the damned
- a state of acute pain
双语例句
- The agony of the injured soldiers was dreadful to see.
看到受伤的士兵如此痛苦真是可怕。 - My shoes were far too tight and I was in agony by the time I got home.
我的鞋带太紧了，等我走回家时已痛苦不堪了。 - His face screwed up in agony.
他的脸痛苦地扭曲着。 - To him also it was agony.
对他来说，这也是痛苦不堪的。 - And would that I might endure his agony, as well as mine!
但愿我能在忍受我的痛苦的同时，也忍受住他的痛苦！ - As a young man he suffered agonies of religious doubt.
年轻时，他因为对宗教的怀疑而饱受折磨。 - And you get to be in agony all day.
你就得头疼一整天了。 - There is the agony of Libya, which we have learnt not to talk about.
我们目睹了利比亚的苦难，但学会了不去谈论它。 - He was writhing in agony
他痛苦地翻滚着。 - There was a pain then, a quick, blinding agony that jumped along Danlo's spine.
先是一阵疼痛，接着一股瞬间的剧痛沿着丹洛的脊柱窜了上来。