agonize

英 [ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz]      美 [ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz]
  • vi. 感到极度痛苦;挣扎
  • vt. 使极度痛苦;折磨
星级词汇:
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1、agon- + -ize.
2、本身的直接含义:痛苦的挣扎,(剧烈的)争夺,(激烈的)竞争。
3、由于竞争、争夺的残酷性和激烈性,进而导致身心的煎熬与痛苦,由此进而引申为:(精神上或肉体上极度的)痛苦;极度悲痛,临死的痛苦;垂死的挣扎。
agonize (v.)
1580s, "to torture," from Middle French agoniser or directly from Medieval Latin agonizare, from Greek agonizesthai "contend in the struggle" (see agony). Intransitive sense of "suffer physical pain" is recorded from 1660s; that of "to worry intensely" is from 1853. Related: Agonized; agonizing.
1. Why do you agonize yourself with the thought of your failure?
你为何总是对于你的失败念念不忘而自我折磨 呢 ?
2. I agonize for a while before buying a new toothbrush.
而我,在买一支牙刷之前还要挣扎一番.
3. There's no reason to agonize over telling people you're job hunting.
没有理由为告诉他人你正在找工作而感到苦恼.
4. Don't stress, don't agonize – just go with the flow.
简单,就是不要有压力, 不要烦恼-只要随心而动.
5. Come on Sam, agonize your assignment, just do it.
好了,山姆, 用不着为这点任务弄得痛苦不堪, 就动手干吧.

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