agony

noun

1. （精神或肉体的）极度痛苦
   extreme physical or mental pain
   1. Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.
      杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
   2. It was agony not knowing where the children were.
      孩子们下落不明真让人揪心。
   3. She waited in an agony of suspense.
      她提心吊胆地等待。
   4. The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.
      战争最深重的苦难现在开始了。
   5. Tell me now! Don't prolong the agony (= make it last longer).
      现在就告诉我吧！别再让我心急如焚。

1. N-UNCOUNT （肉体或精神的）极度痛苦，创痛
   Agony is great physical or mental pain.
   1. A new machine may save thousands of animals from the agony of drug tests...
      一种新型机器也许可以将成千上万的动物从药物试验的痛苦中解脱出来。
   2. She called out in agony...
      她疼得叫出声来。
   3. As a young man he suffered agonies of religious doubt.
      年轻时，他因为对宗教的怀疑而饱受折磨。

1. A new machine may save thousands of animals from the agony of drug tests
   一种新型机器也许可以将成千上万的动物从药物试验的痛苦中解脱出来。
2. She called out in agony
   她疼得叫出声来。
3. As a young man he suffered agonies of religious doubt.
   年轻时，他因为对宗教的怀疑而饱受折磨。
4. There was a pain then, a quick, blinding agony that jumped along Danlo's spine.
   先是一阵疼痛，接着一股瞬间的剧痛沿着丹洛的脊柱窜了上来。
5. He staggered around the playground, screaming in agony
   他绕着运动场跌跌撞撞地走着，并且痛苦地大叫。
6. His face screwed up in agony.
   他的脸痛苦地扭曲着。
7. He was writhing in agony
   他痛苦地翻滚着。
8. The agony of the injured soldiers was dreadful to see.
   看到受伤的士兵如此痛苦真是可怕。
9. He was in agony.
   他处于极度痛苦之中。
10. The agony of her loss had become numb acceptance of it.
    她的丧亲之痛已演变成为对痛苦的麻木不仁。
11. He lay in agony until the doctor arrived.
    在医生来到之前，他一直非常痛苦地躺在那里。
12. I was in an agony of doubt.
    我疑虑不安，十分痛苦。
13. And would that I might endure his agony, as well as mine!
    但愿我能在忍受我的痛苦的同时，也忍受住他的痛苦！
14. There is the agony of Libya, which we have learnt not to talk about.
    我们目睹了利比亚的苦难，但学会了不去谈论它。
15. Scarlett stared at him in agony. The interview was ended and she had lost.
    思嘉痛苦地望着他，这次谈话已结束了，她失败了。
16. And you get to be in agony all day.
    你就得头疼一整天了。
17. The scream was a long, hollow wail of agony and pain, and of hopelessness.
    那尖叫是一声长长的沉重的哀号，充满了苦恼、痛苦和绝望。
18. I will put them aside and ask you to end my agony.
    我把他们弃之一旁，请求你能结束我的痛苦。
19. If they're not in agony, then it can't be love!
    如果他们没有苦恼，那就不是爱情了！
20. He died in terrible agony.
    他极其痛苦地死去了。
21. In an agony of hopeless grief; with a hopeless sigh he sat down.
    处在绝望的悲痛之中；他绝望的叹了口气，坐下了。
22. His last agony was over.
    他临死的挣扎已经过去了。
23. To him also it was agony.
    对他来说，这也是痛苦不堪的。
24. Down into the never-ending valley of toil and agony.
    在永无止境的辛劳和痛苦中。
25. He was in an agony of remorse.
    他沉浸在悔恨的痛苦中。
26. The agony and despair was gone.
    苦痛和绝望却已经不存在了。
27. The surgery was practically a joy after the agony I had just experienced.
    在我刚经历的痛苦后，手术简直就是太令人高兴了。
28. Consequently, unbearable guilt and psychological agony drove him to his tragic doom.
    因此，无法忍受的内疚，以及心灵上的痛苦将他带入了悲惨的结局。
29. My forehead, ears and neck were in agony.
    我的前额，耳朵和脖子十分疼痛。
30. My shoes were far too tight and I was in agony by the time I got home.
    我的鞋带太紧了，等我走回家时已痛苦不堪了。

  misery agony anguish distress suffering【导航词义：痛苦】

  misery n. 苦难，痛苦

〔辨析〕指由于贫穷、病痛等造成的痛苦。

  agony n. 极大的痛苦；痛楚

〔辨析〕指身体上的剧烈疼痛或痛苦的经历。

  anguish n. 〈书〉极度痛苦

〔辨析〕指精神或肉体上的极度痛苦。

  distress n. 苦恼，悲伤

〔辨析〕多指由于紧张、忧虑等造成的精神上的痛苦。

  suffering n. 痛苦，苦难

〔辨析〕普通用词，指精神或肉体上的痛苦、折磨。

n.

pile on the agony/gloom

• 使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐
  to make an unpleasant situation worse
  1. Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
     老板威胁要削减更多的员工，令情况更加恶化。

noun

1. intense feelings of suffering
   1. an agony of doubt
   2. the torments of the damned

   Synonym:    tormenttorture

2. a state of acute pain

   Synonym:    sufferingexcruciation