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agonize

英美 ['æɡənaɪz]

解释

vi. 感到极度痛苦；挣扎
vt. 使极度痛苦；折磨

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英文词源

agonize (v.): 1580s, "to torture," from Middle French agoniser or directly from Medieval Latin agonizare, from Greek agonizesthai "contend in the struggle" (see agony). Intransitive sense of "suffer physical pain" is recorded from 1660s; that of "to worry intensely" is from 1853. Related: Agonized; agonizing.

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例句和用法

1. Why do you agonize yourself with the thought of your failure?: 你为何总是对于你的失败念念不忘而自我折磨呢 ?

2. I agonize for a while before buying a new toothbrush.: 而我,在买一支牙刷之前还要挣扎一番.

3. There's no reason to agonize over telling people you're job hunting.: 没有理由为告诉他人你正在找工作而感到苦恼.

4. Don't stress, don't agonize – just go with the flow.: 简单,就是不要有压力, 不要烦恼-只要随心而动.

5. Come on Sam, agonize your assignment, just do it.: 好了,山姆, 用不着为这点任务弄得痛苦不堪, 就动手干吧.