extreme physical or mental suffering
苦恼;剧痛
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he crashed to the ground in agony .他痛苦地跌倒在地。
[with adj. or noun modifier]the final stages of a difficult or painful death
临死的痛苦
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his last agony 他临终前的痛苦
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the death agony .临死的痛苦。
"late Middle English (originally denoting ‘mental' anguish alone): via Old French and late Latin from Greek