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

• In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing.
  在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was an agonizing death for the Lord Jesus, but He loved you and knew His suffering would pay for your sin.
  对主耶稣来讲，那是一个极度痛苦的死亡，但他爱你，知道他所受的痛苦能赎你的罪。
• It was the most agonizing decision of his life.
  这是他一生中最痛苦的决定！
• Green River's story deals with the agonizing truth of the actions we take in times of crisis.
  《绿河》向我们展示了危急时刻我们采取的真实的却令人烦恼的行动。
• He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death
  他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
• 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。
• The final decision to sell was an agonizing one.
  最后决定出让实在是个很痛苦的抉择。