agony
单词辨析：
指由于贫穷、病痛等造成的痛苦。
He lived in the misery of unemployment.
他生活在失业的痛苦之中。
They would never forget the miseries of war.
他们永远也不会忘记战争造成的苦难。
指身体上的剧烈疼痛或痛苦的经历。
She was in agony.
她极度痛苦。
The agony of arthritis made him unable to sleep.
关节炎的剧烈疼痛使他难以入眠。
She had to go through the agony of leaving her children.
她只好忍痛离开孩子们。
指精神或肉体上的极度痛苦。
The loved ones of the hostages were going through anguish.
人质的亲朋好友们经受着巨大的痛苦。
The anguish of losing a child was unbearable.
失去孩子的巨大悲痛是难以承受的。
That soldier got shot and was in anguish all night.
那名士兵中枪了，整夜都处于痛苦中。
多指由于紧张、忧虑等造成的精神上的痛苦。
The mother was in great distress because of her son's rough behaviour.
儿子的粗野行为使母亲深感忧虑。
That woman was teary and clearly in distress.
那名妇女眼泪汪汪，显然很悲伤。
普通用词，指精神或肉体上的痛苦、折磨。
The refugees could not forget the pain and suffering caused by the war.
难民们无法忘记战争造成的苦难。
He believes that we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, etc.
他认为我们不可避免地要忍受疼痛、疾病等身体上的痛苦。
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My shoes were far too tight and I was in agony by the time I got home.
我的鞋带太紧了，等我走回家时已痛苦不堪了。
He died in terrible agony.
他极其痛苦地死去了。
In an agony of hopeless grief; with a hopeless sigh he sat down.
处在绝望的悲痛之中；他绝望的叹了口气，坐下了。
His last agony was over.
他临死的挣扎已经过去了。
There is the agony of Libya, which we have learnt not to talk about.
我们目睹了利比亚的苦难，但学会了不去谈论它。
The scream was a long, hollow wail of agony and pain, and of hopelessness.
那尖叫是一声长长的沉重的哀号，充满了苦恼、痛苦和绝望。