excruciating

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
    — Sagan faced an excruciating dilemma: Should he remain true to his naturalistic philosophy and reject the marrow graft as something acquired by immoral means? Or should he agree to undergo the medical treatment in hope of saving his life
  2. Exceedingly intense; extreme
    — When he at last opened his eyes, he was conscious of nothing but an excruciating pain through his temples. He was vaguely aware of unfamiliar surroundings.

词形变化

more excruciating comparative most excruciating superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
excruciatingly superexcruciating unexcruciating
相关词
cruciate excruciate

词源

Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciō, from ex- + cruciō (“to torment”).
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