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

• 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。
• An agonizing pain, delay, decision.
  折磨人的疼痛、恼人的耽搁、痛苦的决定。
• In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing.
  在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
• Green River's story deals with the agonizing truth of the actions we take in times of crisis.
  《绿河》向我们展示了危急时刻我们采取的真实的却令人烦恼的行动。
• 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。
• The Violence Center, however, died an agonizing death.
  然而，这个暴力中心痛苦的关闭了。
• A slow, agonizing death.
  缓慢的、令人痛苦的死亡。
• That for the animal it's the most agonizing death.
  这是动物最痛苦的死法。
• 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。
• 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。