1. 痛苦;挣扎：agitation 激动;煽动 | agonies 痛苦;挣扎 | alienation 疏远;转向
1. At one point on the tape, the boy speaks at great length about the agonies of undergoing cancer treatment.
2. Si says that her years of psychological counselling have revealed to her the many agonies and troubles that beset people.