to torment; to suffer; to be in agony
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to torment; to torture; to agonize; to be a living hell
literaryLiterary expression used metaphorically, often describing prolonged mental or physical suffering that feels unbearable. It can describe being subjected to torment by external forces (e.g., poverty, illness) or inner struggles (e.g., longing, anxiety).
Zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
jì记
yì忆
rì日
yè夜
áo熬
jiān煎
zhe着
tā他
。
Memories of the war tormented him day and night.
Tā他
shòu受
jìn尽
le了
jí疾
bìng病
de的
áo熬
jiān煎
，
zuì最
zhōng终
ān安
xiáng详
lí离
shì世
。
After enduring the agony of illness, he finally passed away peacefully.
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Děng等
dài待
pàn判
jué决
jié结
guǒ果
de的
rì日
zi子
，
duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
shì是
zhǒng种
jù巨
dà大
de的
áo熬
jiān煎
。
The days waiting for the verdict were a great torment for him.
Sī思
niàn念
xiàng像
xiǎo小
huǒ火
yī一
yàng样
，
màn慢
màn慢
de地
áo熬
jiān煎
zhe着
tā她
de的
xīn心
。
Longing, like a small flame, slowly agonized her heart.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
kē苛
juān捐
zá杂
shuì税
áo熬
jiān煎
zhe着
guǎng广
dà大
nóng农
mín民
。
The exorbitant taxes and levies of the old society tormented the vast peasantry.