agonize

词根词缀:

词根
agon= to struggle 挣扎, 斗争

agonize v. 感到苦恼

agon 挣扎,斗争 + ize 使 → 使劲挣扎 → 感到苦恼

agony n. 痛苦

agon 挣扎,斗争 + y 表结果 → 痛苦

antagonize v. 反对,对抗

ant 反对,抗 + agon 挣扎,斗争 + ize 使 → 反过来斗争 → 对抗

antagonist n. 对手

ant 相反;反对;抗 + agon 挣扎,斗争 + ist 表人 → 对手

protagonist n. 领导者;主角

prot〔= proto 第一〕+ agon 挣扎,斗争 + ist 人 → 率先引起争斗 → 主角

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Well, agonize no more& because a study in the journal Science suggests that simply washing your hands after making a tough choice can keep you from second-guessing.

嘿,别再苦恼啦!在做出艰难的选择后只要洗洗手就能让你摆脱事后的自我批评呢。&这可是《科学》杂志上的一项研究推荐的方法哦!

You agonize over moral choices.

你对道德抉择从不轻松。

Once you make your choice, don't agonize over it.

一旦做出了决定,就不要再犹豫了!

Evidently, being a maximizer can help you earn more income, but that income doesnt buy more happiness, as the maximizers likely to agonize over the prospect of a better job offer out there he or she missed.

很明显,完美主义者可以拿到更高的薪水,但高薪并不能买到更多的快乐,因为完美主义者很可能会患得患失,因为自己可能得到更好的工作机会而苦恼不已。

In contrast, the pessimistic, who weakly wallow in their problems, unable to move on, tend to agonize and suffer over the smallest things.

懦弱、悲观的人,即使到芝麻小事,也会为之苦恼,无法前进。

When I was young I used to really agonize over why China had to be so poor, so weak, and so backward compared to the West?

小的时候曾经有一个问题令我极度痛苦:为什么比起西方中国这么穷、这么弱、这么落后呢?