1580s, "to torture," from Middle French agoniser or directly from Medieval Latin agonizare, from Greek agonizesthai "contend in the struggle" (see agony). Intransitive sense of "suffer physical pain" is recorded from 1660s; that of "to worry intensely" is from 1853. Related: Agonized; agonizing.
双语例句
1. Why do you agonize yourself with the thought of your failure?
你为何总是对于你的失败念念不忘而自我折磨 呢 ?
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2. I agonize for a while before buying a new toothbrush.
而我,在买一支牙刷之前还要挣扎一番.
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3. There's no reason to agonize over telling people you're job hunting.
没有理由为告诉他人你正在找工作而感到苦恼.
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4. Don't stress, don't agonize – just go with the flow.
简单,就是不要有压力, 不要烦恼-只要随心而动.
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5. Come on Sam, agonize your assignment, just do it.