agonize
['ægənaiz]
v.(使)极度痛苦
=agonise(英)
例句与用法:
All the time they agonize and pray.
他们一直在忍受苦痛并且祈祷。
We agonized for hours about which wallpaper to buy.
对于买哪种壁纸,我们伤了几小时的脑筋。
词形变化:
副词: agonizingly | 动词过去式: agonized | 动词过去分词: agonized | 动词现在分词: agonizing | 动词第三人称单数: agonizes |
详细释义:
vi.[(+over)]
1. 感到极度痛苦; 十分烦恼
He agonizes over every decision he has to make.
他对每一项必须作出的决定都极为痛苦。
2. 苦斗; 挣扎
vt.
使极度痛苦; 折磨
She agonized herself with the thought of her loss.
她念念不忘自己的损失, 深深陷入痛苦之中。