anguish

'æŋgwiʃ

考研托福GRE Collins 1

n. extreme mental distress
n. extreme distress of body or mind
v. suffer great pains or distress

n. 剧痛, 痛苦
vt. 使极痛苦
vi. 感到痛苦

Collins 星级

7,720

BNC 频率

8,411

使用频率

anguish 由词根 angu-（表示痛苦、苦恼）和后缀 -ish（表示状态或性质）构成，因此可以理解为“痛苦的状态”。

例句

1. She felt great anguish after losing her job.

她在失去工作后感到非常痛苦。

2. The news of the accident caused anguish to the families involved.

事故的消息给相关家庭带来了痛苦。

3. He spoke about his emotional anguish during the difficult times.

他谈到了在艰难时期的情感痛苦。