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ag·o·ny /ˈæɡənɪ/ n. | phr.
n.
1. (极度的)痛苦，创痛
lie writhing on the ground in agony 痛苦地躺在地上扭动
go through the agony of war 经历战争的苦难
fill sb. with the hot agony of shame 使某人羞愧难当极度痛苦
suffer untold agonies from a severe wound 因重伤遭受无法言传的痛苦
2. [常作 agonies]临死的痛苦
3. (感情的)爆发
an agony of mirth 大笑
with agonies of wild joy 狂喜地
4. 挣扎；(剧烈的)争夺
◇注解在日常口语中可用 agony 表示一般的艰辛，如 She went through agonies writing her paper. (她写论文写得很艰苦。) [< LL agōnia < Gr agōniā anguish, struggle < agōn agon] phr. pile (或 put, turn) on the agony 〈英口〉(为博取同情)过分渲染悲痛 the death (或 last) agony 临死的痛苦 |