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be in anguish
She was in anguish over her son's illness.
她因儿子的病而处于痛苦之中。
极度痛苦；剧痛；苦恼
anguishes — plural of anguish
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极度痛苦；剧痛；苦恼
Extreme physical or mental pain or distress.
She was in anguish over her son's illness.
她因儿子的病而处于痛苦之中。
极度的身体或精神痛苦；剧烈的痛苦；由强烈的痛苦或苦难引起的情感状态
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
极度精神痛苦
extreme mental distress
身体或精神的极度痛苦
extreme distress of body or mind
The anguish she felt after losing her child was unbearable.
失去孩子后她感到的痛苦无法忍受。
He was filled with anguish when he realized the consequences of his actions.
当他意识到自己行为的后果时，内心充满了痛苦。
The patient's face showed the anguish of a long battle with illness.
病人的脸上流露出与疾病长期斗争的痛苦。
She was in anguish over her son's illness.
她因儿子的病而处于痛苦之中。
常用搭配表示内心痛苦
His heart was filled with anguish at the news.
听到这个消息，他心里充满了痛苦。
The loss of her job caused her great anguish.
失业给她带来了巨大的痛苦。
Not this
He felt an anguish after hearing the news.
Use this
He felt anguish after hearing the news.
anguish 作为不可数名词，不能使用不定冠词 an。应直接使用 anguish 表示抽象痛苦。
Not this
She cried of anguish when she saw the damage.
Use this
She cried in anguish when she saw the damage.
表达‘处于痛苦状态’时，应使用 in + anguish，而不是 of + anguish。in 表示状态。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
感到极度痛苦
She felt anguish when she heard the news.
她听到消息时感到极度痛苦。
精神上的痛苦
The accident caused him great mental anguish.
这次事故给他带来了巨大的精神痛苦。
在痛苦中
He cried out in anguish.
他痛苦地喊了出来。
遭受痛苦
Many families suffer anguish during the war.
许多家庭在战争期间遭受痛苦。
痛苦的哭喊
He let out a cry of anguish when he heard the news.
他听到消息时发出了痛苦的哭喊。
失败的痛苦
The team faced the anguish of defeat after a hard-fought match.
经过一场激烈的比赛，球队面临失败的痛苦。
灵魂的苦痛
The poet wrote about the anguish of the soul in his works.
诗人在他的作品中描写了灵魂的苦痛。
他在痛苦中更加恳切地祈祷，汗珠如同血滴般滴落在地上。
In moments of deep anguish, he turned to prayer for solace.
在极度痛苦时，他转向祈祷以求慰藉。
他那因痛苦而颤抖的手，向我诉说了他整个爱与痛苦的故事。
The novel vividly portrays the anguish of unrequited love.
这部小说生动描绘了单恋的痛苦。
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谐音'俺归西'（我要死了），形容极度痛苦。
Formal and literary register; used for extreme mental distress in personal, psychological, and literary contexts.
通常不可数，但复数形式anguishes用于指多种痛苦。
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