agonizing

英 [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ]

美 [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ]

adj.  使人十分痛苦的; 令人焦虑不安的; 带来巨大困难的
v.  苦苦思索; 焦虑不已
agonize的现在分词

现在分词：agonizing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20971 / COCA.12407

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人十分痛苦的；令人焦虑不安的；带来巨大困难的
  causing great pain, anxiety or difficulty
  1. his father's agonizing death
     他父亲极度痛苦的死
  2. It was the most agonizing decision of her life.
     这是她一生中最痛苦的决定。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 agonising


• ADJ-GRADED 令人痛苦的；折磨人的
  Something that isagonizingcauses you to feel great physical or mental pain.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Agonizingdecisions and choices are very difficult to make.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• extremely painful
  Synonym:agonisingexcruciatingharrowingtorturingtorturoustorturesome

双语例句

• Instead of agonizing over market research, an empirical company hires interns and develops a product in one summer.
  某个以经验主义为指导方针的公司不会苦苦执着于市场研究，而是雇佣实习生用一个夏天的时间开发出一个产品。
• 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。
• The unbearable, agonizing boredom of it.
  对此无法忍受的、痛苦的厌倦。
• I was faced with an agonizing dilemma.
  我面临着痛苦的两难困境。
• 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。
• A slow, agonizing death.
  缓慢的、令人痛苦的死亡。
• In the end, you will have followed every step in agonizing detail.
  在年底前，你会跟每一个步骤详细的苦闷。
• 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。
• 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。
• Unfortunately, we forget the cruel details of the agonizing sacrifice God made on our behalf.
  很可惜，我们总忘记神为我们牺牲的每个残酷细节。