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单词 agonize
释义 ag·o·nize
\ˈagəˌnīz, ˈaig-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Middle French agoniser to be in agony, from Late Latin agonizare, from Greek agōnizesthai, from agōnia agony — more at agony
transitive verb
: to cause to suffer agony : torture
 < he agonized himself with the thought — Aldous Huxley >
intransitive verb
1. : to suffer agony or torture : be in great pain or anguish
 < who agonized and prayed and yet could not secure release from their guilt — Lillian Smith >
2. : to try desperately : struggle
 < strive to do and agonize to do and fail in doing — Robert Browning >
Synonyms: see writhe
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