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

• 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。
• After a lot of agonizing she decided to terminate the pregnancy
  经历一番痛苦挣扎后，她决定终止妊娠。
• 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。
• The sudden pain above his heart was agonizing.
  他胸口上方的突然疼痛剧烈难忍。
• He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death
  他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
• 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。
• After hours of agonizing, he made his decision.
  经过几个小时的思想斗争，他做出了决定。
• 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。
• I was faced with an agonizing dilemma.
  我面临着痛苦的两难困境。
• But choosing to terminate a relationship with a book prematurely remains strangely agonizing, a decision fraught with guilt.
  但是选择与一本书断绝关系仍然让人感到莫名的痛苦，那是一个充满愧疚感的决定。