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| 1 | great pain 剧痛 |
| in agony William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 威廉倒在地上，痛苦地扭动着身体。 |
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| 2 | a strong and unpleasant feeling , especially great worry or sadness 痛苦；煎熬；伤心 |
| +of She had to go through the agony of leaving her children. 她只好忍痛离开孩子们。 |
| be agony Waiting for the results was agony. 等候结果是很难熬的。 |
| in an agony of literary I was in an agony of embarrassment. 我尴尬至极。 |
| | 2a | to make an unpleasant feeling last longer, especially by making someone wait （尤指让人等待而）延长痛苦，延长煎熬 | | There’ s no point in prolonging the agony – just tell her. 拖延下去没有什么意义，就告诉她吧。 | |
| | 2b | to make someone feel even worse than they do , especially by scoring more points against them in a sport （尤指在体育比赛中得分更多而）使（对方）增加痛苦 | |
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