misery/agony/anguish/distress/suffering.导航词义：痛苦

1. misery:n. 苦难，痛苦.指由于贫穷、病痛等造成的痛苦。

He lived in the misery of unemployment.

他生活在失业的痛苦之中。

They would never forget the miseries of war.

他们永远也不会忘记战争造成的苦难。

2. agony:n. 极大的痛苦；痛楚.指身体上的剧烈疼痛或痛苦的经历。

She was in agony.

她极度痛苦。

The agony of arthritis made him unable to sleep.

关节炎的剧烈疼痛使他难以入眠。

She had to go through the agony of leaving her children.

她只好忍痛离开孩子们。

3. anguish:n. 极度痛苦.指精神或肉体上的极度痛苦。

The loved ones of the hostages were going through anguish.

人质的亲朋好友们经受着巨大的痛苦。

The anguish of losing a child was unbearable.

失去孩子的巨大悲痛是难以承受的。

That soldier got shot and was in anguish all night.

那名士兵中枪了，整夜都处于痛苦中。

4. distress:n. 苦恼，悲伤.多指由于紧张、忧虑等造成的精神上的痛苦。

The mother was in great distress because of her son's rough behaviour.

儿子的粗野行为使母亲深感忧虑。

That woman was teary and clearly in distress.

那名妇女眼泪汪汪，显然很悲伤。

5. suffering:n. 痛苦，苦难.普通用词，指精神或肉体上的痛苦、折磨。

The refugees could not forget the pain and suffering caused by the war.

难民们无法忘记战争造成的苦难。

He believes that we inevitably have to endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, etc.

他认为我们不可避免地要忍受疼痛、疾病等身体上的痛苦。

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1·I was bent double in agony.

我痛苦地弯下了腰。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·He crumpled up in agony.

他极度痛苦地瘫倒在地。《牛津词典》

3·Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.

杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。《牛津词典》

4·He fell awkwardly and went down in agony clutching his right knee.

他笨拙地摔倒了，紧抓住右膝盖痛苦地蹲了下去。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·A new machine may save thousands of animals from the agony of drug tests.

一种新机器可能使成千上万只动物免于药物试验的极大痛苦。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·Tom was in an agony.

汤姆非常痛苦。

7·Her bruises had faded, but I could still see the evidence of her agony around her wrists.

她的瘀伤已经消退，但我仍能看到她手腕周围痛苦的痕迹。

8·Instead of listening to the cry of agony, they listen to the ring of dollars, stoop down and pick up the coins.

他们不听痛苦的叫喊，而是听美元的声响，弯腰拾起硬币。

9·He was writhing in agony.

他痛得直打滚。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

10·She waited in an agony of suspense.

她提心吊胆地等待。《牛津词典》

苦恼

1·This could still be a leisurely process, prolonging the agony for astronomers and physicists who want to know exactly what is going on.

但这仍然会是一个按部就班的过程。那些想知道事实真像的天文和物理学家的苦恼可能还会继续下去。

2·It also cuts down on the stress and agony of trying to find the perfect pair of boots, each winter - you won't need to buy the perfect pair, you already own them.

同时还免去了费尽心机去寻找一双完美鞋履的压力和苦恼，每年冬天——你不用再去买一双完美的靴子，因为你已经拥有了。

3·We both agreed that our own agony levels peaked long before we ever set foot in an office.

我们都同意，自己的苦恼程度早在踏足办公室之前就已达到了顶峰。

4·A wise counselor forced me into the speech and debate class, and what started as agony ended up being a huge source of self-confidence and something that shaped my life.

一位睿智的辅导老师强迫我参加演讲和辩论课，以苦恼开始的事情最后变成自信心的源泉，改变了我的生活。

5·Such heartening news will, of course, offer little consolation to the thousands of fortysomething women who face the agony and heartbreak of discovering they may have left it too late.

如此的消息令人鼓舞，给成千上万四十岁左右的妇女带来了不小的安慰，她们原以为自己生育已经太晚而苦恼心碎。

极度痛苦

1·The old woman expired in agony.

老妇在极度痛苦中断气。

2·I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write.

我痛恨写作业，那些不管是老师朗读还是自己写作都感到极度痛苦的，冗长，乏味的文章。

3·He is in agony for losing his wife.

他失去了妻子陷入极度痛苦。

(1)agony of(感情上的)突然而强烈的爆发，任何精神上的激动

(1)in agony痛苦不堪

(1)agony aunt（英）问答专栏阿姨；心理咨询阿姨