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agonize

🇬🇧 UK/'ægәnaiz/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

v.

To suffer great pain or distress; to worry intensely about a difficult decision.

极度痛苦;苦苦思索,为…烦恼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
agonstruggle, contest, conflict
+
izeto make, to become
=agonize

Common Collocations

  • 1.agonize over为...而苦恼
  • 2.agonize about为...而烦恼

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She agonized over the difficult decision for weeks.

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