agonizing是什么意思？

agonizing

英[ˈægənaɪzɪŋ] 美[ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ]

• adj. 痛苦难忍的，使人苦恼的；
• v. 使极度痛苦，折磨(agonize的ing形式)；

例句

• The accused faces an agonizing wait while the jury considers its verdict. 陪审团讨论裁决期间，被告面临痛苦的等待。
• It was an agonizing decision for him. 这对他来说是一个痛苦的决定。
• I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这份工作。
• For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but It'suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water. 在令人坐卧不安的一瞬间, 馅饼盘悬悬乎乎地停在运河岸边, 然而它突然失去了平衡,滑回水中.
• After a lot of agonizing she decided to terminate the pregnancy. 经历一番痛苦挣扎后，她决定终止妊娠。
• He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death. 他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
• This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone. 这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。
• Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved. 也许他正在为其中牵扯的道德问题而伤脑筋。
• After a lot of agonizing she decided to terminate the pregnancy... 经历一番痛苦挣扎后，她决定终止妊娠。
• He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death... 他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  令人痛苦的；折磨人的
  Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
  例句
  He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother... 他不想像母亲和兄弟那样痛苦地死去。 In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing. 在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
• ADJ-GRADED
  （决定或选择）令人痛苦的
  Agonizing decisions and choices are very difficult to make.
  例句
  He now faced an agonizing decision about his immediate future. 他这时候面临着一个关系到他不久的将来的痛苦抉择。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  使人极度痛苦的；使人苦闷的;使人烦恼的
  It was an agonizing decision for him. 这对他来说是一个痛苦的决定。 The accused faces an agonizing wait while the jury considers its verdict. 陪审团讨论裁决期间，被告面临痛苦的等待。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. extremely painful