1. causing great physical pain or suffering
引起劇烈身體疼痛或痛苦的
He made an agonizing recovery from the surgery.
他從手術中經歷了痛苦的恢復過程。
The agonizing pain in her leg kept her awake all night.
她腿部的劇痛讓她整晚無法入睡。
Agonizing Meaning（定義、用法、例句與發音）
agonizing
adjective
快速理解
What does "Agonizing" mean?What are 2-3 core uses of "Agonizing"?
形容極度痛苦、令人煎熬的狀態或過程。
- 1
肉體或精神上的極度痛苦
EN: causing extreme physical or mental pain
翻譯: 指造成身體或精神上極度痛苦的。
- 2
過程漫長而艱難
EN: extremely difficult, prolonged, or intense
翻譯: 形容過程極度困難、漫長或激烈，令人備受折磨。
- 3
令人極度焦慮或不安
EN: causing great anxiety or distress
翻譯: 指引發極度焦慮、苦惱或不安情緒的。
小提醒：注意形容詞 'agonizing' 強調的是痛苦或煎熬的『程度』與『性質』，而非單純描述負面情緒。它常修飾『決定』、『等待』、『選擇』或『疼痛』這類名詞。
發音（How to Pronounce "Agonizing" in English）
How to pronounce "Agonizing" in English?"Agonizing" US vs UK pronunciation
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Real-life Examples of "Agonizing" from YouTube Videos
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“um, I was terrified to say anything, because things seem get pretty heated out there on the internet on the topic of women in Tech, and I was nervous, um, so I was really like agonizing over what I should do.”
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Definitions（定義）
What are the definitions of "Agonizing"?How does "Agonizing" change by context?
2. causing extreme mental distress or anxiety
造成極度精神痛苦或焦慮的
Waiting for the test results was an agonizing experience.
等待檢測結果是一段令人煎熬的經歷。
She faced the agonizing decision of whether to move abroad for work.
她面臨是否要出國工作的痛苦決定。
The agonizing uncertainty about his future weighed heavily on him.
對未來的不確定性讓他感到極度煎熬。
3. extremely slow, difficult, or tedious
極度緩慢、困難或乏味的
The agonizing process of filling out the paperwork took hours.
填寫文書的過程極度繁瑣，花了數小時。
Progress on the project was agonizingly slow.
專案的進展緩慢得令人痛苦。
Grammar & Patterns（句型）
What are common sentence patterns for "Agonizing"?How to make natural sentences with "Agonizing"?
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| be agonizing | 是令人極度痛苦的 | The wait for the test results was agonizing. (等待檢測結果的過程令人極度痛苦。) |
| agonizing + decision/choice | 令人極度痛苦的決定/選擇 | She faced an agonizing decision about her future. (她面臨一個關於未來的、令人極度痛苦的決定。) |
| agonizing + pain | 劇烈的疼痛 | He felt an agonizing pain in his leg after the fall. (摔倒後，他感到腿部一陣劇烈的疼痛。) |
| find it agonizing to + V | 發現做…極度痛苦 | I find it agonizing to watch the news these days. (我發現最近看新聞是件極度痛苦的事。) |
| an agonizing + wait/delay | 一段極度煎熬的等待/延遲 | The agonizing delay made everyone anxious. (那段極度煎熬的延遲讓每個人都很焦慮。) |
用法說明
How is "Agonizing" different from similar structures?What usage mistakes are common with "Agonizing"?
agonizing doing vs agonizing to do
- agonizing doing 通常描述一個正在進行或反覆發生的、令人極度痛苦的過程或狀態。
- agonizing to do 則強調某個特定行動或決定本身是令人極度痛苦的，常與
is、was、would be等連用。 - 當主詞是
it（形式主詞），指代後方真正的行動時，通常使用 agonizing to do 的結構。 - 在描述一個持續的、需要忍耐的痛苦時，agonizing doing 更為自然。 EN: Waiting for the test results was agonizing. 翻譯: 等待檢測結果的過程是種煎熬。
EN:It was agonizing to wait for the test results.
翻譯:等待檢測結果真是令人痛苦萬分。
EN:She found agonizing over every detail exhausting.
翻譯:她發現對每個細節都苦苦思索令人筋疲力盡。
EN:It would be agonizing to make a choice between them.
翻譯:要在他們之間做出選擇將會非常痛苦。
總結建議
一般情況下，描述具體的、一次性的痛苦決定或行動時，使用 agonizing to do；描述一個持續的痛苦過程或狀態時，則可使用 agonizing doing。
易混淆對比
What is the difference between "Agonizing" and similar words?How to choose "Agonizing" vs alternatives?
agonizing vs painful
agonizing 強調極度、折磨人的痛苦，程度遠超一般的 painful。
agonizing vs tormenting
agonizing 側重痛苦本身的強烈程度，tormenting 側重持續施加痛苦的行為或來源。
agonizing vs excruciating
兩者都形容極度痛苦，但 excruciating 更書面化，且幾乎只用於形容身體劇痛。
口語用法
How is "Agonizing" used in spoken English?What is the spoken vs formal difference for "Agonizing"?
引述
用於引述自己或他人對某種痛苦經歷的描述，常與引述動詞如 say、describe 連用。
EN: She said the wait for the test results was agonizing.
翻譯: 她說等待檢測結果的過程令人煎熬。
EN:He described the decision as agonizing.
翻譯:他形容這個決定令人痛苦萬分。
語氣強調
在口語中，常與 absolutely、truly、so 等副詞連用，以極度強化痛苦的感受。
EN: The uncertainty is absolutely agonizing.
翻譯: 這種不確定性簡直是種折磨。
EN:It was so agonizing to watch him struggle.
翻譯:看著他掙扎真是太痛苦了。
停頓填充
在描述困難或痛苦時，作為短暫停頓後的填充詞，用以強調接下來的內容。 EN: The whole process was... agonizing, but we got through it. 翻譯: 整個過程真是…煎熬，但我們還是撐過來了。
EN:It's an agonizing—really agonizing—choice to make.
翻譯:這是個痛苦的——真的非常痛苦的——決定。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式商業寫作中，建議使用更中性的詞彙如 extremely difficult、highly stressful 或 painfully slow 來替代 agonizing，以保持客觀語氣。
常見短語
What common collocations use "Agonizing"?What fixed phrases with "Agonizing" should I remember?
agonizing decision
agonizing + noun
令人極度痛苦、難以抉擇的決定
agonizing pain
agonizing + noun
劇烈的疼痛
agonizing wait
agonizing + noun
令人煎熬的等待
agonizingly slow
agonizingly + adjective
慢得令人痛苦
agonizing over
agonizing over + noun/gerund
為...而苦惱、反覆思量
agonizing detail
agonizing + noun
極度詳盡、細緻到令人痛苦的細節
agonizing process
agonizing + noun
痛苦的過程
常見錯誤
What are common mistakes with "Agonizing"?Which "Agonizing" sentences look correct but are wrong?
×He waited agonizingly for the results.
✓He waited agonizing for the results.
雖然 'agonizing' 是形容詞，但在描述動作或狀態時，常與感官動詞（如 wait, be）連用，修飾主語或動作本身，而非以副詞形式修飾動詞。'agonizingly' 是副詞，但在此語境中較不自然。
×He was in an agonizing after the accident.
✓He was in agony after the accident.
'agonizing' 是形容詞，意為「令人痛苦的」，用來描述事物或經歷。'agony' 是名詞，意為「極大的痛苦」，常用於 'in agony' 這個片語中。
×I had an agonizing headache yesterday.
✓I had a terrible / splitting headache yesterday.
'agonizing' 語氣非常強烈，通常用於描述極度痛苦、折磨或難以抉擇的情況。對於一般的頭痛，使用 'terrible', 'bad', 或 'splitting' 更為自然。
×It was agonizing for him to watch.
✓It was agonizing to watch.
當 'agonizing' 用於 'It is/was agonizing to...' 句型時，通常不需要特別指出對誰而言是痛苦的，因為語意已包含。若需強調對象，可說 'It was agonizing for him to watch.' 此處修正為更常見、簡潔的用法。原句文法沒錯，但較冗餘。
×It was an agonaizing experience.
✓It was an agonizing experience.
常見拼寫錯誤，將 'agonizing' 誤拼為 'agonaizing'。正確拼寫是去掉 'agony' 的 'y'，加上 '-izing'。
詞形變化
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