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IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577

agony

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ag·o·ny /ˈæɡəni/ ●○○ noun (plural agonies) [countableC, uncountableU]  
1  PAINvery severe pain 极大的痛苦
 the agony of arthritis
关节炎的剧烈疼痛
in agony
 I was in agony.
我极度痛苦。
 He groaned in agony.
他痛苦地呻吟着。
► see thesaurus at pain
2  SUFFERa very sad, difficult, or unpleasant experience 痛楚，苦难
 It was agony not knowing if she would live.
她生死难料，令人揪心。
agony of
 He was in agonies of remorse.
他后悔不已。
→ pile on the pressure/agony at pile, → prolong the agony at prolong(2)
Examples from the Corpus
agony• But Greenspun's upscale decor pales as she talks of another time and place full of pain and agony.• She's been in agony with a long term back disorder.• People covered their mouths in agony.• With renewed fighting for control of the capital, there seems to be no end to the region's agony.• The pure hell of making a speech is only equalled by the agony of the audience.• In the book she describes the agony of watching her child die.• The instant the light hit my pupils, the agony began.• In retrospect, dying of the disease itself would seem infinitely preferable to the agonies of death from mercury poisoning.• It was agony not knowing where he was.
in agony• He was lying on the floor in agony.
Origin agony
(1300-1400) Late Latin agonia, from Greek, “trouble, great anxiety”, from agon “competition for a prize”
ag·o·ny noun
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IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577
agony

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + AGONY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤excruciating, extreme, intense極度的痛苦；劇痛➤absolute, pure, sheer, utter純粹的痛苦；十足的痛苦▸➤exquisite劇痛➤mental, physical精神上的／肉體上的痛苦➤death臨死的痛苦◇The little creature squirmed in its death agonies.這個小生命快要死了，正痛苦地扭動着身體。VERB + AGONY➤endure, go through, suffer忍受／經歷／遭受痛苦◇He endured the agonies of loneliness.他忍受着寂寞的折磨。◇They went through agony in the search for their missing relatives.他們在尋找失散親人的過程中經歷了極大的痛苦。➤cause, inflict造成痛苦；使遭受痛苦◇She was causing David a great deal of agony.她讓戴維飽受痛苦。➤prolong延長痛苦◇Don't prolong the agony－just tell me the result!別再讓我着急了 － 快告訴我結果吧！PREPOSITION➤in agony痛苦地◇The soldier died in agony.這個士兵痛苦地死去。➤in an agony of在⋯的極度痛苦中◇She mumbled an apology in an agony of embarrassment.她極為尷尬地咕噥着道了歉。PHRASES➤a groan of agony, a scream of agony痛苦的呻吟／尖叫➤groan in agony, scream in agony痛苦的呻吟／尖叫➤be contorted in agony, writhe in agony因疼痛而扭曲；痛苦地扭動身體◇His face was contorted in agony as he tried to lift himself out of the chair.他試圖從椅子上站起來，痛得臉都變了形。
IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577
agony noun
⇨ distress (an agony of suspense) ⇨ pain (collapse in agony)
IELTS BNC: 5575 COCA: 7577
agony
Pain and pains: ache, agony, anguish...
Sadness and unhappiness: sadness, depression, grief...
Feelings of worry and nervousness: worry, concern, stress...

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