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agony 音标拼音: ['ægəni] n. 苦恼,痛苦,剧痛,阵痛,极度的痛苦 苦恼,痛苦,剧痛,阵痛,极度的痛苦 agony n 1: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" [synonym: {agony}, {torment}, {torture}] 2: a state of acute pain [synonym: {agony}, {suffering}, {excruciation}] Agony \Ag"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Agonies}. [L. agonia, Gr. ?, orig. a contest, fr. ?: cf. F. agonie. See {Agon}.] 1. Violent contest or striving. [1913 Webster] The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. [1913 Webster] Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. --Luke xxii. 44. [1913 Webster] 3. Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. [1913 Webster] With cries and agonies of wild delight. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. The last struggle of life; death struggle. [1913 Webster] Syn: Anguish; torment; throe; distress; pangs; suffering. Usage: {Agony}, {Anguish}, {Pang}. These words agree in expressing extreme pain of body or mind. Agony denotes acute and permanent pain, usually of the whole system., and often producing contortions. Anguish denotes severe pressure, and, considered as bodily suffering, is more commonly local (as anguish of a wound), thus differing from agony. A pang is a paroxysm of excruciating pain. It is severe and transient. The agonies or pangs of remorse; the anguish of a wounded conscience. "Oh, sharp convulsive pangs of agonizing pride!" --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 72 Moby Thesaurus words for "agony": aching heart, affliction, agonizingness, agony of mind, anguish, atrocious pain, bale, bitterness, bleeding heart, broken heart, care, carking care, crucifixion, crushing, death agonies, death groan, death rattle, death struggle, death throes, deathbed, deathwatch, depression, depth of misery, desolateness, desolation, despair, distress, dolor, dying breath, excruciatingness, excruciation, extremity, final extremity, grief, heartache, heartbreak, heartfelt grief, heartgrief, heartsickness, heavy heart, infelicity, lamentation, languishment, last agony, last breath, last gasp, martyrdom, martyrization, melancholia, melancholy, misery, moribundity, pain, pangs, passion, pining, prostration, rack, sadness, sorrow, sorrowing, suffering, suicidal despair, throes, throes of death, torment, tormentingness, torture, torturousness, trouble, woe, wretchedness Agony
contest; wrestling; severe struggling with pain and suffering. Anguish is the reflection on evil that is already past, while agony is a struggle with evil at the time present. It is only used in the New Testament by Luke (22:44) to describe our Lord's fearful struggle in Gethsemane. The verb from which the noun "agony" is derived is used to denote an earnest endeavour or striving, as "Strive [agonize] to enter" (Luke 13:24); "Then would my servants fight" [agonize] (John 18:36). Comp. 1 Cor. 9:25; Col. 1:29; 4:12; 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 4:7, where the words "striveth," "labour," "conflict," "fight," are the renderings of the same Greek verb.
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