severe physical or mental pain, difficulty or unhappiness剧痛；极度痛苦；苦恼- He groaned in anguish.他痛苦地呻吟。🔊🔊
- Tears of anguish filled her eyes.她双眸噙满了伤心的泪水。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- He suffered the anguish of watching his son go to prison.他痛苦地看着儿子进监狱。
- His mouth felt dry with anguish.由于剧痛，他感到口干舌燥。
- In her anguish, she turned to her father for help.她在极度痛苦中向父亲求助。
- The loss of a pet can cause some people real anguish.失去宠物会使一些人十分悲痛。
- his anguish at the death of his wife他对妻子去世的痛苦
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + anguishpreposition- in (somebody’s) anguish
- with anguish
- anguish at
- …
phrases- a cry of anguish
- a scream of anguish
- pain and anguish
- …
See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’.