| Title | Agonize |
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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology agonize 1580s, "to torture," from M.L. agonizare, from Gk. agonizesthai "to contend in the struggle" (see agony). Intrans. sense of "to suffer physical pain" is recorded from 1660s. That of "to worry intensely" is from 1853. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 agonize ag·on·ize (BrE also -ise) / 5A^Enaiz / verb[V] ~ (over / about sth) to spend a long time thinking and worrying about a difficult situation or problem 苦苦思索；焦虑不已: I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。 OLT agonize verb ⇨ worry 1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ag·o·nize \ˈagəˌnīz, ˈaig-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: Middle French agoniser to be in agony, from Late Latin agonizare, from Greek agōnizesthai, from agōnia agony — more at agony transitive verb : to cause to suffer agony : torture < he agonized himself with the thought — Aldous Huxley > intransitive verb 1. : to suffer agony or torture : be in great pain or anguish < who agonized and prayed and yet could not secure release from their guilt — Lillian Smith > 2. : to try desperately : struggle < strive to do and agonize to do and fail in doing — Robert Browning > Synonyms: see writhe
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