【agony】 - A-level备考词汇

agony

UK:  ['æɡəni]

US:  ['æɡəni]

复数：agonies  

adj.

1.难受,痛苦不堪

n.

1.苦恼;哀思;苦痛,极大痛苦,万分痛苦,痛苦不堪

2.死的痛苦

3.极大的痛苦

4.痛,酸痛,剧痛

5.苦恼,烦闷

6.挣扎

7.苦难,受难,磨难,折磨

8.苦差事;无法忍受;受罪的神气

9.(感情的)迸发

1 . It was an agony for him to wear anything next to his skin coarser than silk.
贴身穿的衣服若比丝绸稍微粗糙一点，便会使他痛苦不堪。

2 . The cat sat in front of the bird cage in an agony of frustration at being so near and yet so far.
猫无可奈何地坐在鸟笼前，眼看着鸟儿近在咫尺，可怎么也够不着。

3 . Had I killed you instead, you would not be in such deep sorrow. I killed your son so that you'd live the rest of your life in agony.
如果我把你咬死的话，你就不会那么伤心，所以我把你的小孩咬死，让你整个辈子很痛苦。

4 . Like a man on the point of dying, it takes unutterable delight in the enjoyment of its agony.
就好像人在临死之际，他用无法言喻的喜悦来享受濒死的痛苦。

5 . Many people want it: I know I wouldn't want to be kept alive for a few extra months if I was only going to be in agony and unable to speak.
许多人希望有这种意愿书：我知道，如果只能与痛苦作伴而且无法说话，我是不愿意再苟延残喘几个月的。