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agony

🇬🇧 UK/'ægәni/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2

Definitions

n.

Extreme physical or mental pain and suffering.

极度痛苦,剧痛

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
agdo, drive, lead
+
onconnector
+
ycharacterized by
=agony

Common Collocations

  • 1.in agony痛苦不堪
  • 2.physical agony身体上的痛苦
  • 3.emotional agony精神折磨

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The patient suffered in agony as the doctors examined the wound.

  • 2.

    The athlete was in agony after tearing his ligament.

  • 3.

    The defeat was an agony that haunted him for years.

  • 4.

    She endured years of agony watching her child suffer.

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