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

• 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。
• 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。
• Cryoablation offers relief when all else fails doctors are freezing the pain out of agonizing tumors.
  在所有其他疗法都无法缓解癌痛时，冷冻消融却可以做到。医生正在冻结令人绝望的肿瘤疼痛。
• I had agonizing feelings of shame and guilt.
  我又羞愧又内疚，内心痛苦极了。
• She only made the decision to apply for training after years of agonizing.
  多年的苦苦思索之后，她才作出了申请培训的决定。
• It was the most agonizing decision of his life.
  这是他一生中最痛苦的决定！
• It's something we've been struggling with, debating, agonizing over for months.
  这几个月来，我们一直在为这个问题努力、争论、挣扎。
• That for the animal it's the most agonizing death.
  这是动物最痛苦的死法。
• 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。