感到极度痛苦；痛苦挣扎
agonizing — present participle of agonize
使痛苦；折磨；作为激动剂起作用；激动（受体）；使极度痛苦；折磨；感到痛苦
To feel or suffer intense physical or mental pain; writhe with agony.
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
To cause agony or anguish in someone.
To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
一般现在时
He agonizes over every decision.
他对每个决定都感到痛苦。
一般过去时
She agonized about the choice.
她对那个选择感到痛苦。
现在进行时
They are agonizing over the problem.
他们正在为这个问题感到痛苦。
规则动词
She agonized over the decision for hours.
她为这个决定痛苦挣扎了几个小时。
用法提示：动词agonize的过去式agonized表示“感到痛苦”，后接介词over。
He was agonizing about the interview results.
他正在为面试结果焦虑不安。
用法提示：动词agonize的现在分词agonizing表示正在进行的痛苦感受，后接about。
They agonize over every tiny detail before submitting the report.
他们在提交报告前为每一个微小的细节感到痛苦。
用法提示：动词agonize的一般现在时agonizes（第三人称复数）表示习惯性的痛苦，后接over。
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