agonize
vi. 感到极度痛苦;挣扎
vt. 使极度痛苦;折磨
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.
中文解释
1、agon- + -ize.2、本身的直接含义:痛苦的挣扎,(剧烈的)争夺,(激烈的)竞争。3、由于竞争、争夺的残酷性和激烈性,进而导致身心的煎熬与痛苦,由此进而引申为:(精神上或肉体上极度的)痛苦;极度悲痛,临死的痛苦;垂死的挣扎。
实用例句
- 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 ?
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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