excruciating

• 形容极度痛苦、难以忍受的，或形容程度极其剧烈、令人非常难受的。

Describes something that is intensely painful, agonizing, or extremely unpleasant.

1. Intense physical painB2formal

   Causing extreme physical pain or suffering.

   剧痛的

   • He felt an excruciating pain in his back after the accident.
   • The headache was excruciating and wouldn't go away.
   • She let out a scream from the excruciating burn.

   同义词agonizingintensepiercingrackingsearingseveresharptorturousunbearable

   反义词comfortinggentlemildpainlesssoothing

2. Extreme mental or emotional distressB2formal

   Causing intense mental or emotional suffering.

   折磨人的

   • The wait for the test results was excruciating.
   • Listening to his lies was an excruciating experience.
   • The excruciating embarrassment made her want to disappear.

   同义词agonizingdistressingharrowingintolerablepiercingrackingtorturousunbearable

   反义词comfortingpleasingsoothing

3. Very bad or unpleasantB2informal

   Used informally to describe something extremely unpleasant or of very poor quality.

   难以忍受的

   • The movie was excruciatingly boring.
   • The food at that restaurant was excruciating.
   • The meeting was an excruciating waste of time.

   同义词agonizingatrociousawfuldreadfulhorribleterribleunbearable

   反义词enjoyableexcellentpleasantwonderful

• 过时动词，意为折磨、使极度痛苦，或造成身心上的剧痛。

An obsolete verb meaning to torture, torment, or inflict severe pain, either physically or mentally.

1. Cause intense painC2formal

   To inflict severe physical or mental pain; to torture.

   使受剧烈痛苦

   • The disease excruciated him for months before the diagnosis.
   • The memory of the accident still excruciates her.
   • They were excruciated by the harsh conditions of the prison.

   同义词afflictagonizeharrowracktormenttorture

   反义词comfortconsoleeaserelievesoothe