agonizing

英 [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ]

美 [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ]

adj.  使人十分痛苦的; 令人焦虑不安的; 带来巨大困难的
v.  苦苦思索; 焦虑不已
agonize的现在分词

现在分词：agonizing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20971 / COCA.12407

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人十分痛苦的；令人焦虑不安的；带来巨大困难的
  causing great pain, anxiety or difficulty
  1. his father's agonizing death
     他父亲极度痛苦的死
  2. It was the most agonizing decision of her life.
     这是她一生中最痛苦的决定。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 agonising


• ADJ-GRADED 令人痛苦的；折磨人的
  Something that isagonizingcauses you to feel great physical or mental pain.
  1. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother...
     他不想像母亲和兄弟那样痛苦地死去。
  2. In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing.
     在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
• ADJ-GRADED （决定或选择）令人痛苦的
  Agonizingdecisions and choices are very difficult to make.
  1. He now faced an agonizing decision about his immediate future.
     他这时候面临着一个关系到他不久的将来的痛苦抉择。

英英释义

adj

• extremely painful
  Synonym:agonisingexcruciatingharrowingtorturingtorturoustorturesome

双语例句

• That for the animal it's the most agonizing death.
  这是动物最痛苦的死法。
• I had agonizing feelings of shame and guilt.
  我又羞愧又内疚，内心痛苦极了。
• This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone.
  这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。
• She died an agonizing death not long after that visit.
  我去看过她之后不久她就死了，死得很痛苦。
• Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved
  也许他正在为其中牵扯的道德问题而伤脑筋。
• A slow, agonizing death.
  缓慢的、令人痛苦的死亡。
• An agonizing pain, delay, decision.
  折磨人的疼痛、恼人的耽搁、痛苦的决定。
• It is agonizing for America to lose our young men and women.
  失去我国青年男女的生命是美国十分痛苦的事。
• His toothache was agonizing and nearly drove him mad.
  牙痛使他感到十分痛苦，他几乎要发狂了。
• It was the most agonizing decision of his life.
  这是他一生中最痛苦的决定！