agony
B2
CET-6
大学
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n. 极大的痛苦, 挣扎 [医] 濒死苦闷; 剧痛
发音
其它
/ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
US
/ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ə.ni/
CA
/ˈeɪ̯ɡ.ə.ni/
IN
/əˈɡoni/
IN
/ˈaɡɵni/
词形变化
agonies
复数
agonies
教材释义与例句
名词
苦恼；极大的痛苦；临死的挣扎
释义与例句
n.
B2
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1.
Extreme pain.
极大的痛苦
可数 不可数When the weight fell on her foot, she cried out in agony.
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2.
The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (often capitalized).
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3.
Violent contest or striving.
苦恼
烦闷
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4.
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
（感情的） 迸发
可数 过时 不可数 -
5.
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
临死的挣扎
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词汇关系
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词源
14th century, via Old French and Latin from Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía, “emulation, competition, struggle”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”). Specifically of the struggle that precedes death (mortal agony) from the 1540s. By surface analysis, agon + -y. The sense of "extreme pain" from c. 1600.
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