Word · Frequency #7720
anguishes
极度痛苦；剧痛；苦恼
anguishes is the plural of anguish.
Extreme physical or mental pain or distress.
- 1.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
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
- 2.
extreme mental distress
极度精神痛苦
- 3.
extreme distress of body or mind
身体或精神的极度痛苦
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；极度精神痛苦；身体或精神的极度痛苦；剧痛；痛苦
In use
The anguish she felt after losing her child was unbearable.
He was filled with anguish when he realized the consequences of his actions.
The patient's face showed the anguish of a long battle with illness.
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。
fill/with anguish
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。
cause anguish
The loss of her job caused her great anguish.
Connections
Collocations
- feel anguish
- 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。
- mental anguish
- 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。
- in anguish
- 在痛苦中
- He cried out in anguish.他痛苦地喊了出来。
- suffer anguish
- 遭受痛苦
- Many families suffer anguish during the war.许多家庭在战争期间遭受痛苦。
Idioms & figurative uses
- cry of anguish
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'俺归西'（我要死了），形容极度痛苦。
Context & Register
Formal and literary register; used for extreme mental distress in personal, psychological, and literary contexts.
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但复数形式anguishes用于指多种痛苦。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhyme for 'anguish' (/æŋɡwɪʃ/): 'languish' (/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/). Words like 'distinguish' and 'extinguish' have a different stressed vowel (/ɪ/). Words like 'banish', 'vanish', 'Spanish' lack the /ŋɡw/ cluster.
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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