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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。
极大的痛苦；剧痛
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
极大的痛苦；剧痛
intense physical or mental suffering
He writhed in agony on the ground.
他在地上痛苦地扭动。
常指持续的痛苦
极度的痛苦或折磨
Extreme pain or anguish.
耶稣基督在客西马尼园的痛苦(常大写)
The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (often capitalized).
生命的最后挣扎；临终挣扎
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
She was in agony after twisting her ankle during the race.
她在比赛中扭伤脚踝后，处于极大的痛苦中。
The patient's agonies were finally relieved by the medicine.
病人的剧痛最终被药物缓解了。
He endured the agony of waiting for the test results.
他忍受着等待测试结果带来的极大痛苦。
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 + 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 强调多种或持续的痛苦。
The team endured the agonies of defeat.
该队承受了失败的痛苦。
Not this
He agony over the loss of his job.
Use this
He is in agony over the loss of his job.
错误地将名词'agonize'误用为动词，应使用固定搭配'be in agony'表示处于极度痛苦中。
Not this
I have a terrible agony in my stomach.
Use this
I have terrible agony in my stomach.
错误地使用了不定冠词'a'，因为'agony'在此语境中通常为不可数名词，不应加冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
……的痛苦
She experienced the agony of losing a loved one.
她经历了失去亲人的痛苦。
遭受剧痛
The patient suffered agony before the treatment.
患者在治疗前遭受了剧痛。
引起极大痛苦
The injury caused him agony for weeks.
这个伤口使他痛苦了数周。
痛苦与疼痛
He endured years of agony and pain.
他忍受了多年的苦难与疼痛。
痛苦地尖叫
The wounded soldier screamed in agony.
受伤的士兵痛苦地尖叫着。
失败的痛苦
The team experienced the agony of defeat after losing the championship game.
球队在输掉冠军赛后经历了失败的痛苦。
痛苦不堪
He was in agony after breaking his leg.
他摔断腿后痛苦不堪。
知心阿姨（报刊情感咨询专栏）
She writes to the agony aunt for advice on her love life.
她写信给知心阿姨咨询她的感情生活。
Use agony naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
可数或不可数；常用搭配 in agony 表示处于极度痛苦中
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