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单词 agonize
释义
agonize
verb
(UKusuallyagonise)
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/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz/us
/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz/
tospenda lot oftimetryingto make adecision:
He agonized for severaldaysbeforeagreeingtomoveto Oklahoma.
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to think carefully about something
  • considerDon't make any decisions before you've considered the matter.
  • contemplateHe lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future.
  • ponderShe sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
  • mull overI need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
  • reflectI spent a lot of time reflecting on what he'd said.
  • agonizeShe agonized for days before agreeing to take the job.
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Phrasal verb

agonize over/aboutsomething
(Definition ofagonizefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

agonize| American Dictionary

agonize
verb[I]
us
/ˈæɡ·əˌnɑɪz/
tospenda lot oftimetryingto make adecision:
She agonized fordaysover whether she should take thejob.

agonizing

adjectiveus
/ˈæɡ·əˌnɑɪ·zɪŋ/
Afterhoursof agonizingdebate, themembershiprejectedtheproposal.
(Definition ofagonizefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofagonize

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In this case, the passionate warrior agonizes in colonial rule rather than setting the world aflame.
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Juliane goes home agonizing over her inability to communicate with her sister and see how she is doing.
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Although she agonizes about violating attorneyclient privilege, she decides to give him an ultimatum: take a plea bargain or risk an unfavorable jury verdict.
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At a few minutes after five, the factory was a heap of twisted iron, splintered beams, pulverized bricks, and agonized, imprisoned human flesh.
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We commonlyagonizeover which road to take, when there seems to be reason to take either.
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Yabuki agonized over choosing her name, looking for one that evoked purity and innocence.
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She agonizes over the decision, unsure about emigrating.
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His boss agonizes over competition with other departments to come top of greenness league tables.
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They lack empathy and their victims agonized painful reactions, screaming and pleading give them a sense of authority and feelings of superiority.
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She insisted that she was proud of herself and her (seven) children, and of her smart but agonized people.
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In short, he agonized about his party affiliation for some time.
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In his early years he agonized over whether these psychic abilities were spiritually delivered from the highest source.
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She has agonized over her decision, but by the time she arrives at the arena, she is resolute, and she makes her gesture to the right unhesitatingly.
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Carbetocin primarily agonizes peripherally expressed oxytocin receptors.
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Truth is, he agonized over his inability to write at the level of great composers, even though a comfortable majority of those who sang his songs loved them.
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