agonizingly

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agonizingly — 副詞

1. with intense physical or mental suffering

1.副詞B2
釋義

痛苦地

痛苦不堪地

with intense physical or mental suffering

例句

After twisting her ankle on the gravel, Rania limped agonizingly slowly toward the school gate.

Rania 在鬆散碎石路上扭傷腳踝後，痛苦萬分地慢慢跛行向校門。

adverb modifying another adverb (agonizingly slowly)

Wei waited agonizingly for the doctor's call, pacing the living room in tight circles.

Wei 痛苦地等待醫生來電，在客廳裡繞著小圈踱步。

同義詞
  • painfully

    more common and slightly less intense; covers both physical and emotional contexts

  • excruciatingly

    suggests an almost unbearable level of pain, stronger than agonizingly

  • torturously

    less common; implies deliberately inflicted suffering

文法句型

verb + agonizingly

verb + agonizingly + adverb

用法筆記

Frequently pairs with verbs and adverbs that describe slow movement, waiting, or bodily suffering — for example, limp, crawl, wait, ache, and slowly.

常見錯誤

❌She was agonizingly after the race.
✅She was in agonizing pain after the race.
💡'agonizingly' is an adverb and cannot serve as a predicate adjective after 'be'; use the adjective 'agonizing' instead.

2. to a very great degree, especially when the result is frustrating, irritating, o

2.副詞B2
釋義

極度

煩人至極

to a very great degree, especially when the result is frustrating, irritating, or emotionally hard to endure

例句

The keynote speech was agonizingly long, and several people in the audience quietly slipped out.

那場主題演講冗長得令人煎熬，好幾位聽眾悄悄溜了出去。

degree adverb + adjective (agonizingly long)

Fatima found the customs process agonizingly slow after her fourteen-hour flight from Seoul.

Fatima 從首爾飛了十四個小時後，發現海關手續慢得讓人心急如焚。

同義詞
  • painfully

    more common and broader; can modify both negative and neutral adjectives

  • excruciatingly

    stronger; suggests something is almost unbearable rather than merely frustrating

  • dreadfully

    more informal; often used in British English for mild emphasis

反義詞
  • pleasantly

    the opposite emotional impact, used with positive adjectives (pleasantly surprising)

  • refreshingly

    describes a welcome contrast, often with positive adjectives

文法句型

agonizingly + adjective

agonizingly + adverb

用法筆記

Almost always modifies an adjective or adverb that names a negative quality (slow, long, dull, familiar, clear, detailed). Does not pair with positive adjectives.

常見錯誤

❌The lecture was agonizingly.
✅The lecture was agonizingly dull.
💡'agonizingly' as a degree adverb must be followed by the adjective or adverb it modifies; it cannot stand alone.

agonizingly — 形容詞