Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5575
agony
极大的痛苦；剧痛
intense physical or mental suffering
常指持续的痛苦
- 1.
Extreme pain or anguish.
极度的痛苦或折磨
- 2.
The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (often capitalized).
耶稣基督在客西马尼园的痛苦(常大写)
- 3.
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
生命的最后挣扎；临终挣扎
痛苦的状态；极度的痛苦或折磨；耶稣基督在客西马尼园的痛苦(常大写)；生命的最后挣扎；临终挣扎；极大的痛苦
In use
She was in agony after twisting her ankle during the race.
The patient's agonies were finally relieved by the medicine.
He endured the agony of waiting for the test results.
in agony
in agony 表示处于极度痛苦的状态，常与 be, lie, writhe 等动词搭配。
He writhed in agony on the ground.
他在地上痛苦地扭动。
an agony of [noun]
an agony of + 名词指由某种原因引起的剧烈痛苦。
She suffered an agony of suspense.
她遭受了极度的悬念之苦。
agonies of [noun]
agonies of 强调多种或持续的痛苦。
The team endured the agonies of defeat.
Connections
Collocations
- in agony
- 处于极度痛苦中
- He lay on the ground in agony after the accident.事故后，他痛苦地躺在地上。
- agony of
- ……的痛苦
- She experienced the agony of losing a loved one.她经历了失去亲人的痛苦。
- suffer agony
- 遭受剧痛
- The patient suffered agony before the treatment.患者在治疗前遭受了剧痛。
- cause agony
- 引起极大痛苦
- The injury caused him agony for weeks.这个伤口使他痛苦了数周。
- agony and pain
- 痛苦与疼痛
- He endured years of agony and pain.他忍受了多年的苦难与疼痛。
- scream in agony
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把"agony"拆成"a go ny"，想象你被迫去做一件痛苦的事（go），发出"啊"的惨叫。
Context & Register
register: 中性；contexts: 身体健康、情感经历、文学描写；note_zh: 通常用于中性语境，可指身体或精神上的极度痛苦，在正式和非正式场合都适用。
Grammar Note
可数或不可数；常用搭配 in agony 表示处于极度痛苦中
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ony' but have different stressed vowel sounds (/oʊ/ vs /æ/), so they do not rhyme with 'agony'. Use them to compare spelling patterns.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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