agonizing

[US]/ˈæ gənaɪzɪŋ/
[UK]/'ægə'naɪzɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 使人極度痛苦的;使人苦悶的;使人煩惱的
Word Forms
現在分詞agonizing

Phrases & Collocations

agonizing decision

痛苦的決定

agonizing wait

煎熬的等待

agonizing uncertainty

令人痛苦的不確定性

Example Sentences

there is an agonizing choice to make.

要做個令人痛苦的選擇。

As a result, the pests would be on the rack and agonizing or even have the symptom of swivet and twitch.

★ 除驅鼠外,還可驅趕蜈蚣、蟑螂、蜘蛛、跳蚤等害蟲,尤以驅鼠效果最佳。

Real-world Examples

He made the agonizing decision at the eleventh hour.

他在最後一刻作出一痛苦的決定。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

You create it by living it, not agonizing about it.”

你通過生活來創造它,而不是爲它而痛苦。”

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Relinquishing any control was agonizing to him.

失去控制權對他來說是異常痛苦的。

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Oh, I'm in agonizing pain. Thanks for asking.

我只是痛苦難忍。謝謝關心。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

It was an agonizing choice for the new Ukrainian president.

那是令烏克蘭新任總統極爲痛苦不安的選擇。

Source: NPR News November 2019 Collection

He was in such agonizing pain that even the smallest movement was unbearable.

他非常痛苦,連最小的挪動都受不了。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

And die a slow, agonizing death From a viral infection than work with you.

抑或是染上病毒痛苦而掙扎着死掉也不要和你一起工作。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

Data can help leaders cut through subjective biases to answer agonizing questions more confidently.

數據可以幫助領導者消除主觀偏見,更自信地回答棘手的問題。

Source: DN.A+ L7

The slow and agonizing method through which children are tortured and killed seems needlessly cruel.

用這種緩慢而痛苦的方法折磨和殺害兒童似乎是不必要的殘忍。

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

And he was poisoned by radioactive polonium. He died the slow agonizing death in 2006.

他被放射性元素釙毒殺。在2006年緩慢又痛苦地死去。

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

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