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excruciating + noun
excruciating 语气强烈，常与 pain、agony、detail 等名词连用，表示程度极深。
The patient was in excruciating pain.
病人正处于难以忍受的疼痛之中。
令人痛苦不堪的；难以忍受的
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令人痛苦不堪的；难以忍受的
causing great physical or mental pain; agonizing
The patient was in excruciating pain.
病人正处于难以忍受的疼痛之中。
造成极大痛苦或折磨的；令人痛苦不堪的。
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
极其强烈的；极端的。
Exceedingly intense; extreme
极其痛苦的
extremely painful
The patient described the pain as excruciating, making it impossible to sleep.
病人描述这种疼痛是极其痛苦的，让人无法入睡。
Waiting for the exam results was an excruciating experience for the students.
等待考试成绩对学生来说是一种极其痛苦的经历。
The sound of nails scratching a blackboard is excruciating to most people.
指甲刮黑板的声音对大多数人来说是极其痛苦的。
excruciating 语气强烈，常与 pain、agony、detail 等名词连用，表示程度极深。
The patient was in excruciating pain.
病人正处于难以忍受的疼痛之中。
此结构用不定式说明在哪方面令人痛苦，常用于描述等待、观看、忍受等经历。
The silence was excruciating to bear.
这种沉默令人难以忍受。
find 后的宾语可以是会议、任务、场合等，表示说话人的主观感受。
I find these meetings excruciating.
我觉得这些会议令人痛苦不堪。
Not this
I was excruciating sad when I heard the news.
Use this
I was excruciatingly sad when I heard the news.
excruciating 是形容词，只能修饰名词或作表语；修饰形容词 sad 时须用副词 excruciatingly。中文里“极其”不分词性，所以学习者容易照搬，但英语必须加 -ly。
Not this
I was excruciating after the marathon.
Use this
I was in excruciating pain after the marathon.
excruciating 描述的是“痛苦/疼痛”本身，不能直接形容人。要说“我疼得厉害”，应把 excruciating 放在 pain 前作定语，或改用 be in pain 结构。
Not this
The pain was very excruciating.
Use this
The pain was excruciating.
excruciating 本身已含“极其”的强烈程度，语义上不能再加 very 加强，否则累赘。汉语“非常痛苦”可说，但英语中这类绝对形容词不需要也不宜再加程度副词。
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难以忍受的疼痛；剧痛
The patient described the pain as excruciating.
病人形容这种疼痛令人难以忍受。
极其详尽地；细致入微地
He described his day in excruciating detail.
他极其详细地描述了自己的一天。
极为痛苦的煎熬；痛苦的考验
The survivors went through an excruciating ordeal.
幸存者们经历了一场极为痛苦的煎熬。
令人极度尴尬；尴尬得要命
She recalled the moment with excruciating embarrassment.
她回想那一刻，感到尴尬得要命。
以令人难以忍受的详尽程度；详尽得让人痛苦
She recounted every argument in excruciating detail.
她把每一次争吵都讲得详细得让人痛苦。
慢得令人痛苦；极其缓慢地
The line moved with excruciating slowness.
队伍移动得慢得令人痛苦。
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联想：拆成 ex + cruci + ating，想象被钉上十字架（crucify）的剧痛，即‘极其痛苦’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical/clinical writing、formal/literary prose、informal speech as hyperbole 通常用于正式或书面语境，描述身体或精神上的极度痛苦；在口语中也可作为夸张表达，表示“极其强烈、难以忍受”。整体偏正式，非正式用法多用于强调程度，需注意语域。
通常不用于比较级和最高级，因为它表示极端的痛苦。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.