Definition of agony uncle in English:

agony uncle

noun

British informal

A man who answers letters in an agony column.
〈英，非正式〉知心伯伯（答读者个人问题专栏男作家）
a newspaper agony uncle
Example sentencesExamples
- Reading that letter to a tabloid agony uncle, you can almost hear the frantic beating of the writer's heart.
- He is proud of his role as agony uncle to a new generation of artists.
- Last night the country's favourite agony uncle insisted that it was the power of radio and the nationwide spread of listeners that empowered people.
- He's the agony uncle for the teen magazine.
- The candidate writes an agony uncle column which focuses on tax and benefit changes.
- As well as working as a political journalist, his career included a spell as a newspaper agony uncle.
- I watched him act as an agony uncle to young people whose families had broken down: they would talk to him and he would just listen, never preach.
- He signed up as an agony uncle for the men's magazine FHM.
- The site will also have information on the local scene, including questions and answers and an agony uncle page.
- He became agony uncle to thousands of boys who sought his advice on broken voices, bad breath, and the propriety of using tinted writing paper.

单词	agony uncle
释义	Definition of agony uncle in English: agony uncle noun British informal A man who answers letters in an agony column. 〈英，非正式〉知心伯伯（答读者个人问题专栏男作家） a newspaper agony uncle Example sentencesExamples Reading that letter to a tabloid agony uncle, you can almost hear the frantic beating of the writer's heart. He is proud of his role as agony uncle to a new generation of artists. Last night the country's favourite agony uncle insisted that it was the power of radio and the nationwide spread of listeners that empowered people. He's the agony uncle for the teen magazine. The candidate writes an agony uncle column which focuses on tax and benefit changes. As well as working as a political journalist, his career included a spell as a newspaper agony uncle. I watched him act as an agony uncle to young people whose families had broken down: they would talk to him and he would just listen, never preach. He signed up as an agony uncle for the men's magazine FHM. The site will also have information on the local scene, including questions and answers and an agony uncle page. He became agony uncle to thousands of boys who sought his advice on broken voices, bad breath, and the propriety of using tinted writing paper.
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