- The noun anguish refers to severe physical or emotional pain or distress. A trip to the dentist might cause a cavity-prone person a lot of anguish.
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- n. 剧痛；极度痛苦
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1. He groaned in anguish.
他痛苦地呻吟。
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2. Tears of anguish filled her eyes.
她双眸噙满了伤心的泪水。
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3. anguished cries
痛苦不堪的喊声
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4. an anguished letter from her prison cell
她从狱中寄来的一封悲痛欲绝的信
- anguish (n.) c. 1200, "acute bodily or mental suffering," from Old French anguisse, angoisse "choking sensation, distress, anxiety, rage" (12c.), from Latin angustia (plural angustiae) "tightness, straitness, narrowness;" figuratively "distress, difficulty," from ang(u)ere "to throttle, torment" (from PIE root *angh- "tight, painfully constricted, painful").
- anguish (v.) mid-14c., angwisshen, intransitive and reflexive ("be troubled or distressed; feel agony") and transitive ("cause grief, distress,or torment"); from Old French angoissier (12c., Modern French angoisser), from angoisse "distress, anxiety, rage" (see anguish (n.)). Related: Anguished; anguishing.
an·guish / ˈæŋɡwɪʃ ; NAmE ˈæŋɡwɪʃ / noun [uncountable ] ( formal) severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness 剧痛；极度痛苦；苦恼 ◆ He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。 ◆ Tears of anguish filled her eyes. 她双眸噙满了伤心的泪水。 ▶ an·guished / ˈæŋɡwɪʃd ; NAmE ˈæŋɡwɪʃd / adjective ◆ anguished cries 痛苦不堪的喊声 ◆ an anguished letter from her prison cell 她从狱中寄来的一封悲痛欲绝的信 anguish anguishes anguished anguishing an·guish / ˈæŋɡwɪʃ ; NAmE ˈæŋɡwɪʃ / an·guished / ˈæŋɡwɪʃd ; NAmE ˈæŋɡwɪʃd /
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