Word · Frequency #14949
anguished
痛苦的;极度痛苦的
suffering great pain or distress
- 1.
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
感到极度痛苦或不适的
- 2.
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
经历剧烈痛苦,尤其是精神痛苦
感到极度痛苦或不适的;经历剧烈痛苦,尤其是精神痛苦;极度痛苦的
In use
The anguished dog owner searched the streets for her lost pet.
He felt anguished about forgetting his mother's birthday.
The criticism left her anguished for days.
an anguished conscience
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。
feel/look/sound + anguished
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。
be anguished over/about + sth
Connections
Collocations
- anguished cry
- 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。
- anguished look
- 痛苦的表情
- She shot me an anguished look.她向我投来痛苦的眼神。
- anguished face
- 痛苦的脸庞
- His anguished face told us everything.他痛苦的脸庞说明了一切。
- anguished voice
- 痛苦的声音
- In an anguished voice, she begged for help.她用痛苦的声音恳求帮助。
- anguished plea
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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