Word · Frequency #20317
excruciating
令人痛苦不堪的;难以忍受的
causing great physical or mental pain; agonizing
- 1.
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
造成极大痛苦或折磨的;令人痛苦不堪的。
- 2.
Exceedingly intense; extreme
极其强烈的;极端的。
- 3.
extremely painful
极其痛苦的
极度的;极其强烈的;造成极大痛苦或折磨的;令人痛苦不堪的。;极其强烈的;极端的。;极其痛苦的;极痛苦的
In use
The patient described the pain as excruciating, making it impossible to sleep.
Waiting for the exam results was an excruciating experience for the students.
The sound of nails scratching a blackboard is excruciating to most people.
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。
be + excruciating + to-infinitive
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 + sth + excruciating
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。
Connections
Collocations
- excruciating pain
- 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。
- excruciating detail
- 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。
- excruciating ordeal
- 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。
- excruciating embarrassment
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in excruciating detail
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:拆成 ex + cruci + ating,想象被钉上十字架(crucify)的剧痛,即‘极其痛苦’。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
通常不用于比较级和最高级,因为它表示极端的痛苦。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以/ʃieɪtɪŋ/结尾,拼写上有-ciating(appreciating、associating、officiating、depreciating)和-tiating(negotiating、initiating)两种,这里的c或t在i前都发/ʃ/。注意别把enunciating(/ɪˈnʌn.si.eɪ.tɪŋ/)这类词混进来,那里的c仍发/s/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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