
n.苦悶;痛苦
v.(使)極苦悶;(使)極痛苦
I expected something with a terrible anguish that tortured my heart. 在極度揪心的苦悶中我似乎在期待著某種東西。
The quarrel caused her great anguish. 爭(zhēng)吵給她造成了極大的痛苦。
Her mental anguish was beyond words. 她內(nèi)心的痛苦難以用言語(yǔ)形容。
I was in anguish until I knew she was still alive. 我以前不知道她還活著,所以一直萬(wàn)分痛苦。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)Who can measure the anguish of my heart? 誰(shuí)會(huì)了解我內(nèi)心的苦悶?
anguish的基本意思是“令人幾乎不能忍受; 極度痛苦”,側(cè)重于表示精神上的極度苦惱或悲痛,是正式用語(yǔ),不可數(shù)名詞。