agonize

B2 大学

vt. 使极度痛苦, 折磨 vi. 感到痛苦

发音

UK /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/
CA /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/
US /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/
CA /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz/
US /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz/
AU /ˈæɡ.ɪ.nɑez/

词形变化

agonized agonizes 三单 agonizes agonizeth agonizing agonizing 现在分词 agonized 过去式 agonized 过去分词

别名

agonise

教材释义与例句

动词

使极度痛苦；折磨

动词

感到极度痛苦；挣扎

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

    焦虑不已

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.

    痛苦挣扎

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To cause agony or anguish in someone.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

    及物 化学 生物 医学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

agonise

上位词 5

hurt pain suffer ache anguish

词源

From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony. By surface analysis, agon + -ize.

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