[no obj.]undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something 感到极其痛苦,受折磨 I didn't agonize over the problem. 我没有因为这个问题感到苦恼。 ■[with obj.]cause mental anguish to (someone) 使(某人)极度痛苦,折磨
语源
late 16th cent.: from French agoniser or late Latin agonizare, from Greek agōnizesthai 'contend', from agōn 'contest'