excruciating
adjective /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
/ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
- extremely painful or bad
极痛苦的;极坏的;糟糕透顶的 - The pain in my back was excruciating.
我的背疼痛难忍。 - She groaned at the memory, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassment of those moments.
她在回忆中呻吟,又一次饱尝那时所经历的极度困窘。 - He rolled on the floor in excruciating agony.
他极其痛苦地在地板上打滚。 - The process is painful, but not excruciating.
整个过程是痛苦的,但并非难以忍受。
Synonyms painfulpainful- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
- painful causing you physical pain.
Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death指使人肉体上疼痛的 - sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
- a sore throat
咽喉疼 - Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
他们走了几小时的路,脚都走疼了。
- a sore throat
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
她脚上的皮磨破了。
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
- The wound had become inflamed.
伤口发炎了。
- The wound had become inflamed.
- excruciating extremely painful.
Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.指极痛苦的、极苦恼的 - burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
- an itchy rash
发痒的皮疹 - I feel itchy all over.
我觉得浑身发痒。
- an itchy rash
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
Collocations DictionaryExcruciating is used with these nouns:- agony
- detail
- pain
- …
- The pain in my back was excruciating.