Agonized is how a face, a voice, or a body looks when the pain is very, very bad — not a small “ouch,” but pain a person can hardly bear. You will meet it more in stories and news than in easy chat: an agonized cry, an agonized expression, agonized screams. People also use it for pain in the mind, not only the body; a parent waiting for news can wear an agonized look.

when the pain is very, very bad當痛苦非常非常劇烈時 Agonized is howAgonized形容的是 a face, a voice, or a body looks一張臉、一個聲音或一個身體看起來的樣子 — not a small "ouch,"不是小小的「哎唷」 but pain a person can hardly bear而是一個人幾乎無法忍受的痛苦. You will meet it你會遇到它 more in stories and news than in easy chat在故事和新聞裡比在輕鬆閒聊裡更常見: an agonized cryagonized cry(痛苦的叫喊), an agonized expressionagonized expression(痛苦的表情), agonized screamsagonized screams(痛苦的尖叫). People also use it人們也用它 for pain in the mind來形容內心的痛苦, not only the body不只是身體上的; a parent waiting for news一個等待消息的父母 can wear可能會帶著 an agonized lookagonized look(痛苦的神情).

The same spelling is the past of the verb agonize: “she agonized over the choice” means she worried and turned the problem over and over. That use is quieter and quite common in writing.

The same spelling同樣的拼法 is the past of the verb agonize也是動詞agonize的過去式: "she agonized over the choice"「she agonized over the choice」 means意思是 she worried and turned the problem over and over她為這件事擔心，反覆思考個不停. That use這種用法 is quieter比較低調安靜, and quite common in writing在寫作裡相當常見.

The form agonized is American; British English often writes agonised.

The form agonizedagonized這個拼法 is American是美式的; British English often writes agonised英式英語常寫成agonised.

The word feels a little heavy and dramatic. In everyday talk, people more often say someone looked like they were in a lot of pain.

The word這個詞 feels a little heavy and dramatic給人的感覺有點沉重、有點戲劇化. In everyday talk在日常對話裡, people more often say人們更常說 someone looked like they were in a lot of pain某人看起來承受著很大的痛苦.