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单词 agonize
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Nick, he used to agonize for two days before getting up the nerve to call you on the phone and invite you over for dinner.

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agonize

British English: agonize VERB
If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved.
  • American English: agonize
  • Brazilian Portuguese: remoer
  • Chinese: 伤脑筋
  • European Spanish: inquietarse
  • French: se tourmenter
  • German: sich quälen
  • Italian: angosciarsi
  • Japanese: 悩む
  • Korean: 괴로워하다
  • European Portuguese: remoer
  • Latin American Spanish: inquietarse

(verb) 
Definition
to worry greatly
I was agonizing over the moral issues involved.
Synonyms
suffer
labour
For years he laboured to build a religious community.
worry
I worry about my daughter constantly.
struggle
They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.
strain
Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president.
strive
He strives hard to keep himself very fit.
writhe
be distressed
be in agony
go through the mill
be in anguish

Additional synonyms

in the sense of labour
Definition
to work hard (for something)
For years he laboured to build a religious community.
Synonyms
struggle,
work,
strain,
work hard,
strive,
go for it (informal),
grapple,
toil,
make an effort,
make every effort,
do your best,
exert yourself,
work like a Trojan
in the sense of strain
Definition
to make an intense effort
Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president.
Synonyms
strive,
struggle,
endeavour,
labour,
go for it (informal),
bend over backwards (informal),
go for broke (slang),
go all out for (informal),
bust a gut (informal),
give it your best shot (informal),
make an all-out effort (informal),
knock yourself out (informal),
do your damnedest (informal),
give it your all (informal),
break your back or neck (informal),
rupture yourself (informal)
in the sense of strive
Definition
to make a great effort
He strives hard to keep himself very fit.
Synonyms
try,
labour,
struggle,
fight,
attempt,
compete,
strain,
contend,
endeavour,
go for it (informal),
try hard,
toil,
make every effort,
go all out (informal),
bend over backwards (informal),
do your best,
go for broke (slang),
leave no stone unturned,
bust a gut (informal),
do all you can,
give it your best shot (informal),
jump through hoops (informal),
break your neck (informal),
exert yourself,
make an all-out effort (informal),
knock yourself out (informal),
do your utmost,
do your damnedest (informal),
give it your all (informal),
rupture yourself (informal)

Nearby words of
agonize

  • agnostic
  • ago
  • agog
  • agonize
  • agonized
  • agonizing
  • agony

Synonyms of 'agonize'

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