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单词 agonizing
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Definition of agonizing in English:

agonizing

(British agonising)
adjective ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ
  • Causing great physical or mental pain.

    使人苦恼的;令人痛苦的

    an agonizing death

    痛苦的死亡。

    there is an agonizing choice to make

    要做个令人痛苦的选择。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Surely the agonizing pain I experience when I hit my elbow has much more to do with craziness than amusement.
    • After almost a minute of this strange outburst, he came to his senses and slowly pulled himself into a sitting position, wincing in pain with every agonizing inch.
    • But the pain that night was nothing compared to the agonizing pain of death I was feeling now.
    • So agonizing was the pain that I fell to my knees.
    • It's sort of a general ache instead of agonising pain.
    • The brave bride had amazed guests when she made it to her wedding ceremony on time despite being rushed into hospital with agonising stomach pains the night before.
    • He closed his eyes, then suddenly felt an intensely agonising stabbing pain in the side of his head, but it was quickly gone, and he knew no more.
    • The agonizing pain of surgical procedures, whether to deal with a major wound, a fractured bone, an amputation, or removal of a tumour, was a major obstacle to the development of surgery.
    • But he has been left in agonising pain with serious injuries to his back, head and legs.
    • She fights off agonising back pain, sustained in a work injury two years ago, to keep the show on the road.
    • Be it aching, burning, gnawing, stabbing, twisting, throbbing or agonizing pain.
    • By midday the pains had gone from sharp twinges every 5 minutes or so to a constant, agonising pain.
    • I groaned between the torrents of agonizing pain.
    • Apparently, if I'm not in agonizing pain, he doesn't want to hear about it.
    • Sitting up abruptly she yelped as the agonizing pain tripled in intensity.
    • The trolley was pulled from beneath me and an agonising pain shot through my body.
    • Having the most intense throbbing agonising pain in my head
    • It relieved all my body's stress, even though the next day I would be in agonising pain.
    • Regaining my determination, I grit my teeth and ignore the agonising, torturous pain in my wrist which was quickly spreading through my body.
    • Once more I woke up to an agonizing pain in my torso.
    Synonyms
    excruciating, harrowing, racking, painful, acute, severe, intense, extreme, grievous, hellish, killing, searing, torturous, tormenting, piercing
    insufferable, unbearable, unendurable, more than one can bear, more than flesh and blood can stand
    literary exquisite

Derivatives

  • agonizingly

  • adverb ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋliˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋli
    • as submodifier agonizingly slow steps

      慢得令人心烦的脚步。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • After an eternity of standing still, I gradually forced myself to turn away and take agonizingly slow steps back up to my room.
      • It doesn't help that the most recent guy was already a slow typist, and just agonizingly slow with the left handed hunt-and peck.
      • It is quite possible that the first half of the film could feel agonizingly slow, only occasionally lit up by cheering details.
      • The process has been painfully and agonizingly slow to the World Championship Title.
      • I'd heard that it was agonisingly painful, but I just found it uncomfortable and embarrassing.

Definition of agonizing in US English:

agonizing

(British agonising)
adjectiveˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋˈaɡəˌnīziNG
  • Causing great physical or mental pain.

    使人苦恼的;令人痛苦的

    an agonizing death

    痛苦的死亡。

    there is an agonizing choice to make

    要做个令人痛苦的选择。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After almost a minute of this strange outburst, he came to his senses and slowly pulled himself into a sitting position, wincing in pain with every agonizing inch.
    • He closed his eyes, then suddenly felt an intensely agonising stabbing pain in the side of his head, but it was quickly gone, and he knew no more.
    • So agonizing was the pain that I fell to my knees.
    • The brave bride had amazed guests when she made it to her wedding ceremony on time despite being rushed into hospital with agonising stomach pains the night before.
    • But the pain that night was nothing compared to the agonizing pain of death I was feeling now.
    • Surely the agonizing pain I experience when I hit my elbow has much more to do with craziness than amusement.
    • It's sort of a general ache instead of agonising pain.
    • Having the most intense throbbing agonising pain in my head
    • Apparently, if I'm not in agonizing pain, he doesn't want to hear about it.
    • Sitting up abruptly she yelped as the agonizing pain tripled in intensity.
    • She fights off agonising back pain, sustained in a work injury two years ago, to keep the show on the road.
    • By midday the pains had gone from sharp twinges every 5 minutes or so to a constant, agonising pain.
    • Be it aching, burning, gnawing, stabbing, twisting, throbbing or agonizing pain.
    • The trolley was pulled from beneath me and an agonising pain shot through my body.
    • I groaned between the torrents of agonizing pain.
    • The agonizing pain of surgical procedures, whether to deal with a major wound, a fractured bone, an amputation, or removal of a tumour, was a major obstacle to the development of surgery.
    • Regaining my determination, I grit my teeth and ignore the agonising, torturous pain in my wrist which was quickly spreading through my body.
    • Once more I woke up to an agonizing pain in my torso.
    • But he has been left in agonising pain with serious injuries to his back, head and legs.
    • It relieved all my body's stress, even though the next day I would be in agonising pain.
    Synonyms
    excruciating, harrowing, racking, painful, acute, severe, intense, extreme, grievous, hellish, killing, searing, torturous, tormenting, piercing
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