[no obj.]undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something 感到極其痛苦,受折磨 I didn't agonize over the problem. 我沒有因為這個問題感到苦惱。 ■[with obj.]cause mental anguish to (someone) 使(某人)極度痛苦,折磨
語源
late 16th cent.: from French agoniser or late Latin agonizare, from Greek agōnizesthai 'contend', from agōn 'contest'