excruciating
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·cru·ci·at·ing /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/ adjective 1 MIHURT/CAUSE PAINextremely painful 使人极疼痛的 SYN painful When I bend my arm, the pain is excruciating. 我弯胳膊时疼得简直受不了。2 UNPLEASANTif something is excruciating, it is extremely unpleasant, for example because it is boring or embarrassing 令人极不愉快的 SYN agonizing Helen described the events of the night before in excruciating detail. 海伦絮絮叨叨地描述了前一天晚上发生的事，令人不胜其烦。 —excruciatingly adverb His poetry is excruciatingly bad. 他的诗极其糟糕。
Examples from the Corpus
excruciating• The pain in my knee was excruciating.• From David's point of view the yuletide festival was excruciating.• Searing, excruciating agony ripped through his hand and up his arm until it seemed to engulf his entire body.• Because a screenplay has to specify everything in excruciating detail, it is almost as tedious to read as to write.• Witnesses described the brutal attack in excruciating detail.• She groaned, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassment of those moments.• The ambassador opened the gift in front of all his guests - and the box was empty! It was the most excruciating moment of my life.• Their crews are prostrate in the shade, trying to escape the excruciating, oven heat.• After rolling on the sand in excruciating pain until stars lit up the sky, he relieved himself for a good half-hour.• The next few years were marked by excruciating poverty.• Councils charged with caring for the public interest start to panic at the thought of this oversized weed with its excruciating sap.• There followed an excruciating silence that lasted for at least a minute.Origin excruciating (1500-1600) excruciate “to cause great pain to” ((16-21 centuries)), from Latin excruciare, from cruciare “to crucify”, from crux “cross”ex·cru·ci·at·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
painful extremely Corpus
excruciating
ex‧cru‧ci‧at‧ing /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
adjective
SYN painful:
When I bend my arm, the pain is excruciating.
2. if something is excruciating, it is extremely unpleasant, for example because it is boring or embarrassing
SYN agonizing:
Helen described the events of the night before in excruciating detail.
—excruciatingly adverb:
His poetry is excruciatingly bad.
ex‧cru‧ci‧at‧ing /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Origin: excruciate 'to cause great pain to' (16-21 centuries), from Latin excruciare, from cruciare 'to crucify', from crux 'cross'
1. extremely painful Origin: excruciate 'to cause great pain to' (16-21 centuries), from Latin excruciare, from cruciare 'to crucify', from crux 'cross'
SYN painful:
2. if something is excruciating, it is extremely unpleasant, for example because it is boring or embarrassing
SYN agonizing:
—excruciatingly adverb:
painful causing you physical pain 指使人肉体上疼痛的 NOTE Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death.* painful 可用于描述身体部位、疾病、受伤、治疗或死亡等 ：◆ Is your knee still painful? 你的膝盖还疼吗？ ◆ a series of painful injections 一次又一次令人痛苦的注射 ◆ a slow and painful death 缓慢而痛苦的死亡 sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much 指（身体部位）发炎疼痛的、肌肉酸痛的 ：◆ 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。 raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged 指（身体部位）红肿疼痛的、破损的、擦伤的 ：◆ The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. 她脚上的皮磨破了。 inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury 指（身体部位）发炎的、红肿的 ：◆ The wound had become inflamed. 伤口发炎了。 excruciating extremely painful 指极痛苦的、极苦恼的 NOTE Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body.* excruciating 可用于描述情感、治疗或死亡，而非身体部位 ：◆ an excruciating throat/back/knee burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot 指火辣辣地痛的 ：◆ She felt a burning sensation in her throat. 她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。 itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling 指发痒的 ：◆ an itchy rash 发痒的皮疹 ◆ I feel itchy all over. 我觉得浑身发痒。
Patterns
sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain