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单词 agony uncle
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Definition of agony uncle in English:

agony uncle

noun
British informal
  • A man who answers letters in an agony column.

    a newspaper agony uncle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Reading that letter to a tabloid agony uncle, you can almost hear the frantic beating of the writer's heart.
    • He is proud of his role as agony uncle to a new generation of artists.
    • Last night the country's favourite agony uncle insisted that it was the power of radio and the nationwide spread of listeners that empowered people.
    • He's the agony uncle for the teen magazine.
    • The candidate writes an agony uncle column which focuses on tax and benefit changes.
    • As well as working as a political journalist, his career included a spell as a newspaper agony uncle.
    • I watched him act as an agony uncle to young people whose families had broken down: they would talk to him and he would just listen, never preach.
    • He signed up as an agony uncle for the men's magazine FHM.
    • The site will also have information on the local scene, including questions and answers and an agony uncle page.
    • He became agony uncle to thousands of boys who sought his advice on broken voices, bad breath, and the propriety of using tinted writing paper.
 
 
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