anguish

noun

/ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

[uncountable] (formal)

jump to other results

severe physical or mental pain, difficulty or unhappiness
- He groaned in anguish.
- Tears of anguish filled her eyes.
Extra Examples
- He suffered the anguish of watching his son go to prison.
- His mouth felt dry with anguish.
- In her anguish, she turned to her father for help.
- The loss of a pet can cause some people real anguish.
- his anguish at the death of his wife
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bitter
- deep
- great
- …
verb + anguish
- cause
- experience
- feel
- …
preposition
- in (somebody’s) anguish
- with anguish
- anguish at
- …
phrases
- a cry of anguish
- a scream of anguish
- pain and anguish
- …
See full entry
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’.

单词	anguish
释义	anguish noun /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ [uncountable] (formal) jump to other results severe physical or mental pain, difficulty or unhappiness He groaned in anguish. Tears of anguish filled her eyes. Extra Examples He suffered the anguish of watching his son go to prison. His mouth felt dry with anguish. In her anguish, she turned to her father for help. The loss of a pet can cause some people real anguish. his anguish at the death of his wife Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bitter deep great … verb + anguish cause experience feel … preposition in (somebody’s) anguish with anguish anguish at … phrases a cry of anguish a scream of anguish pain and anguish … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’.
随便看	top of the range the Royal International Agricultural Show the-royal-international-agricultural-show the Royal International Horse Show the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra the-royal-liverpool-philharmonic-orchestra the Royal Mail the-royal-mail the Royal Marines the-royal-marines the Royal Marsden Hospital the Royal Mile the-royal-mile the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst the Royal Mint the-royal-mint the Royal National Institute for Deaf People the Royal National Institute of Blind People the Royal National Lifeboat Institution the-royal-national-lifeboat-institution the Royal Naval College the-royal-naval-college the Royal Naval Reserve the Royal Navy the-royal-navy