英语词汇“agony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ag·o·ny

(ăgə-nē)

n. pl. ag·o·nies

a. The suffering of intense physical or mental pain: The injured soldier writhed in agony.

b. An instance of such suffering: the agonies of adolescence.

2. A sudden or intense emotion: "Jones then fell upon his knees, and kissed her hand in an agony of joy" (Henry Fielding).

3. A violent, intense struggle, especially the struggle that precedes death.

[Middle English agonie, from Old French, from Late Latin agōnia, from Greek agōniā, from agōn, struggle, from agein, to drive; see ag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	agony
释义	ag·o·ny (ăgə-nē) n. pl. ag·o·nies 1. a. The suffering of intense physical or mental pain: The injured soldier writhed in agony. b. An instance of such suffering: the agonies of adolescence. 2. A sudden or intense emotion: "Jones then fell upon his knees, and kissed her hand in an agony of joy" (Henry Fielding). 3. A violent, intense struggle, especially the struggle that precedes death. [Middle English agonie, from Old French, from Late Latin agōnia, from Greek agōniā, from agōn, struggle, from agein, to drive; see ag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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