agony column

英 [ˈæɡəni kɒləm]

美 [ˈæɡəni kɑːləm]

n.  (报刊中为读者个人疑难问题提供咨询的)答读者问专栏; 读者来信专栏

牛津词典

noun

• （报刊中为读者个人疑难问题提供咨询的）答读者问专栏；读者来信专栏
  part of a newspaper or magazine in which sb gives advice to readers who have sent letters about their personal problems

柯林斯词典

• （报刊上的）读者问答专栏，解忧专栏
  In a British newspaper or magazine, theagony columncontains letters from readers about their personal problems, and advice on what to do about them.

in AM, use 美国英语用 advice column

英英释义

noun

• a newspaper column devoted to personal problems

双语例句

• My agony column started to appear on Wednesdays in the FT and since then I have handed out advice on bullying bosses, office affairs, sexism, when to wear chinos: big problems, little problems.
  我的知心大姐专栏开始在每周三的英国《金融时报》上发表。从那时起，我的建议范围囊括了恶霸老板、办公室恋爱、性别歧视、什么时候可以穿休闲长裤等大大小小的问题。
• The question to the dear Lucy agony column ( right) this week set me thinking about the overlooked function of personal assistants and their value.
  问答专栏《亲爱的露西》（dearlucy）的问题，让我想到了私人助理被人们忽视的职能及价值。
• The agony column is my favourite part of the magazine.
  这本杂志的答读者问专栏是我最喜爱的部分。
• On Wednesdays I write an agony aunt column in which I invite readers to do half the legwork by sending in problems and writing answers to other people's problems.
  每周三我都会写一篇读者来信专栏文章，邀请读者发问题过来，并回答其他人的问题，以此省去了一半外出搜集情报的工作。
• The agony column of our newspaper receives hundreds of letters every week.
  我们报纸的答读者问专栏每周收到数百封读者来信。