agony，anguish，torment，torture，grief，misery，distress，sorrow
这些名词均有“苦恼、痛苦”之意。
agony侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。
anguish指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦；用于身体时，多指局部或暂时的痛苦。
torment强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。
torture语气比toment强，指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。
grief指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。
misery着重痛苦的可悲状态，多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。
distress多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦，也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。
sorrow语气比grief弱，指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。
Douglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings.
道格拉斯经常被嫉妒他的兄弟姐妹整得很惨。
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Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past.
珍妮为自己的一无所知而苦恼，开始探究起母亲的过去。
柯林斯例句
Rooney tormented the Latics with little explosions of speed and trickery.
鲁尼用自己的速度和假动作折磨着对手.
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But the truth, elbowing itself through the crowd of her illusions, tormented her.
但是,真实情况从她的许多幻想中间跻身进来, 折磨着她.
辞典例句
Both sides produced their facts and figures, and each was tormented by doubt.
各方都提出了事实与数字, 而且每一方都为了疑窦而辗转苦思.
辞典例句
The knowledge of his guilt tormented him.
知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦.
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She's in poor health and often tormented by illness.
她身体虚弱,经常遭受疾病的折磨.
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He was tormented with remorse [ ( a ) toothache ].
他因良心的责备 [ 牙痛 ] 而痛苦.
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I tormented myself with the thought that life was just too comfortable.
一想到生活太过舒适了，我内心就很痛苦。
柯林斯例句
The tramp was tormented by seeing such delicious food in the shop - window.
那个流浪汉因为看到橱窗里那美味可口的食物却又吃不上而十分苦恼.
辞典例句
The sinners will be tormented in hell, according to the bible.
按照圣经的说法,有罪之人在地狱中将受到惩罚.
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I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote.
凡是天外的东西总是永远引得我心痒难熬,苦念不已.
辞典例句
Ashley's eyes awoke and were tormented.
艾希礼的眼神好像忽然清醒过来,感到很痛苦似的.
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He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy.
他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。
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Day and night she was tormented by the cries of babies.
日日夜夜的,她都被婴儿的哭声所折磨着.
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