an anguished + noun
anguished 作定语时,常修饰表示声音、表情或神情的名词。
She let out an anguished cry.
她发出痛苦的呼喊。
痛苦的;极度痛苦的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
痛苦的;极度痛苦的
suffering great pain or distress
She let out an anguished cry.
她发出痛苦的呼喊。
感到极度痛苦或不适的
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
经历剧烈痛苦,尤其是精神痛苦
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
The anguished dog owner searched the streets for her lost pet.
那位极度痛苦的狗主人在街上寻找她走失的宠物。
AI contextual example
He felt anguished about forgetting his mother's birthday.
他因为忘记母亲的生日而感到极度痛苦。
AI contextual example
The criticism left her anguished for days.
那些批评让她好几天都极度痛苦。
AI contextual example
an anguished conscience
痛苦不安的良心
WordNet
anguished 作定语时,常修饰表示声音、表情或神情的名词。
She let out an anguished cry.
她发出痛苦的呼喊。
用在 feel、look、sound 等感觉动词后时,要用形容词形式,不用副词。
He looked anguished when he heard the news.
听到消息时,他看起来极度痛苦。
表示“因某事而痛苦”时,常接介词 over 或 about。
She was anguished over the decision.
她因这个决定而痛苦不堪。
Not this
She was very anguish when she heard the news.
Use this
She was very anguished when she heard the news.
汉语的“很痛苦”常被直译为“be anguish”,但anguish是名词(痛苦),作表语必须用形容词anguished(极度痛苦的)。改为anguished后,句子结构和意思都正确。
Not this
The anguished news made everyone cry.
Use this
The anguishing news made everyone cry.
形容词anguished表示“感到痛苦的”,通常描述人或人的表情;如果描述令人痛苦的事物,要用现在分词形容词anguishing(令人痛苦的)。汉语“痛苦的新闻”容易误用带-ed的形式,这里应改为-ING形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
痛苦的呼喊
She let out an anguished cry when she heard the news.
听到消息时,她发出了痛苦的呼喊。
痛苦的表情
She shot me an anguished look.
她向我投来痛苦的眼神。
痛苦的脸庞
His anguished face told us everything.
他痛苦的脸庞说明了一切。
痛苦的声音
In an anguished voice, she begged for help.
她用痛苦的声音恳求帮助。
痛苦的恳求
The mother's anguished plea moved everyone.
母亲痛苦的恳求感动了所有人。
Use anguished naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
由 anguish(极度痛苦)加 -ed 构成,想象他 anguished 地捂着胸口,痛得说不出话。借词形记词义,非真实词源。
语域:formal 常见场景:literary texts、formal writing、news reporting 该词多用于正式或文学性语境,表达极度的身心痛苦;日常口语中较少使用,通常可用 upset 或 heartbroken 等词替代。注意其语气比普通形容词更强烈。
真正押韵的是 languished /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃt/(与 anguished /ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/ 的重读元音及之后相同)。注意拼写相似但读音不同:distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ 和 extinguished /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ 重音不在首音节,不押韵;vanquished /ˈvæŋkwɪʃt/ 和 relinquished /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/ 中的 -quished 读 /kwɪʃt/,与 -guished 的 /ɡwɪʃt/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.