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IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577

agony

noun
/ˈæɡəni/
/ˈæɡəni/
 [uncountable, countable]
(plural agonies)
Idioms
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  1. extreme physical or mental pain（精神或肉体的）极度痛苦
    • in agony Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
    • in an agony of something She waited in an agony of suspense.她提心吊胆地等待着。
    • It was agony not knowing where the children were.孩子们下落不明真让人揪心。
    • 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。
    • It is inhuman to keep a man facing the agony of execution for so long.让一个人长时间面临处决的痛苦是不人道的。
    Extra Examples
    • The soldier died in agony.这个士兵痛苦地死去。
    • She mumbled an apology in an agony of embarrassment.她极为尴尬地咕哝着道了歉。
    • She was causing David a great deal of agony.她让戴维饱受痛苦。
    • They went through agony in the search for their missing relatives.他们在寻找失散亲人的过程中经历了极大的痛苦。
    • The little creature squirmed in its death agonies.这个小生命快要死了，正痛苦地扭动着身体。
    • He endured agonies of loneliness and misery.他忍受着寂寞和贫穷的折磨。
    Topics Illnessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excruciating
    • extreme
    • intense
    • …
    verb + agony
    • endure
    • go through
    • suffer
    • …
    preposition
    • in agony
    • in an agony of
    phrases
    • a groan of agony
    • a scream of agony
    • groan in agony
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting mental anguish alone): via Old French and late Latin from Greek agōnia, from agōn ‘contest’. The sense of physical suffering dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
pile on the agony/gloom
  1. (especially British English, informal) to make an unpleasant situation worse使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐
    • Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.老板威胁要削减更多的职位，令情况更加恶化。
IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577
agony

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + AGONY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤excruciating, extreme, intense極度的痛苦；劇痛➤absolute, pure, sheer, utter純粹的痛苦；十足的痛苦▸➤exquisite劇痛➤mental, physical精神上的／肉體上的痛苦➤death臨死的痛苦◇The little creature squirmed in its death agonies.這個小生命快要死了，正痛苦地扭動着身體。VERB + AGONY➤endure, go through, suffer忍受／經歷／遭受痛苦◇He endured the agonies of loneliness.他忍受着寂寞的折磨。◇They went through agony in the search for their missing relatives.他們在尋找失散親人的過程中經歷了極大的痛苦。➤cause, inflict造成痛苦；使遭受痛苦◇She was causing David a great deal of agony.她讓戴維飽受痛苦。➤prolong延長痛苦◇Don't prolong the agony－just tell me the result!別再讓我着急了 － 快告訴我結果吧！PREPOSITION➤in agony痛苦地◇The soldier died in agony.這個士兵痛苦地死去。➤in an agony of在⋯的極度痛苦中◇She mumbled an apology in an agony of embarrassment.她極為尷尬地咕噥着道了歉。PHRASES➤a groan of agony, a scream of agony痛苦的呻吟／尖叫➤groan in agony, scream in agony痛苦的呻吟／尖叫➤be contorted in agony, writhe in agony因疼痛而扭曲；痛苦地扭動身體◇His face was contorted in agony as he tried to lift himself out of the chair.他試圖從椅子上站起來，痛得臉都變了形。
IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577
agony noun
⇨ distress (an agony of suspense) ⇨ pain (collapse in agony)
IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577
agony
Pain and pains: ache, agony, anguish...
Sadness and unhappiness: sadness, depression, grief...
Feelings of worry and nervousness: worry, concern, stress...

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