Anguish



GRE 蓝宝 Barron 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 极大痛苦
• ［英］ n. 极大痛苦 ( great suffering;distress)
• ［记］ angu ( 痛苦) +ish;
• ［同］ 参考: anger ( 愤怒)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English angwisshe, from Anglo-French anguisse, angoisse, from Latin angustiae, plural, straits, distress, from angustus narrow; akin to Old English enge narrow — more at anger
• Date: 13th century
• extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
• Synonyms: see sorrow

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • to suffer anguish
• transitive verb
  • to cause to suffer anguish

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