agony

agony
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]extreme physical or mental suffering
    苦恼，剧痛
    he crashed to the ground in agony.
    他痛苦地跌倒在地。
    ■[with adj or noun modifier]the final stages of a difficult or painful death
    临死的痛苦
    his last agony.
    他临终前的痛苦。
    the death agony.
    临死的痛苦。
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally denoting 'mental' anguish alone): via Old French and late Latin from Greek agōnia, from agōn 'contest'. The sense of physical suffering dates from the early 17th cent
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