| 单词 | breast-rending |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbreast-rending breast-rending adj. rare causing or expressing intense sorrow or emotional anguish; deeply distressing or moving; cf. heart-rending adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adjective] anguishous?c1225 wounding?c1225 asperc1374 derflya1400 rending?c1400 furiousc1405 fretting1413 piercingc1450 anguish1477 piquant1521 anguishing?1566 plaguing1566 asperous?1567 agonizing1570 tormenting1575 wringing1576 cutting1582 tormentous1583 tormentful1596 tormentuous1597 racking1598 torturous1600 lacerating1609 torturing1611 tearinga1616 heart-aching1620 breast-rending1625 crucifying1648 tormentative1654 martyring?a1656 tormentive1655 discruciating1658 cruciatory1660 anguishful1685 brain-racking1708 probing1749 agonized1793 anguished1803 harrowing1810 vulnerary1821 grinding1869 torturesome1889 wrenching1889 tortuous1922 1625 T. May tr. J. Barclay in K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. x. 273 Brest-rending care. 1857 T. Mackern Lucian Playfair II. v. 93 Breast-rending sobs broke forth, expressive of the extremity of human misery. 1991 N.Y. Times 21 Apr. (Arts & Leisure section) 5/1 To the other performers..fall the soaring melodies, the breast-rending passions and the noble sentiments. < as lemmas |
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