agony
翻译
极度痛苦, 苦恼
例句
He was in agony after the accident.
事故发生后,他痛苦不堪。
She suffered the agony of waiting for news.
她承受着等待消息的煎熬。
语法模式
in agony 在痛苦中 He was in agony after the accident.
the agony of (sth.) (……的)痛苦 She suffered the agony of waiting for news.
近义词
同义词: pain, suffering, torment; 反义词: pleasure, comfort, ecstasy
词源
源自希腊语“agōnia”,意为“为胜利而斗争”,来自“agōn”,意为“竞赛”。
记忆技巧
想象一下在重大比赛中失败的“极度痛苦”(agony)。