agonizing

adjective
🔊/ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
🔊/ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
(British English also agonising)
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  1. causing great pain, worry or difficulty使人十分痛苦的;令人焦虑不安的;带来巨大困难的
    • his father’s agonizing death他父亲极度痛苦的死
    • It was the most agonizing decision of her life.这是她一生中最难作的决定。🔊🔊
    Topics Difficulty and failurec1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAgonizing is used with these nouns:
    • cramp
    • death
    • minute
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