"agonising" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 令人极度痛苦的
• 令人煎熬的

Definition

形容带来极度疼痛或情感痛苦的事物，也可指让人非常焦虑或担忧的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于英式英语（美式拼写为‘agonizing’），常与 'pain'、'decision'、'wait'等搭配，如 'an agonising pain'。表达极强烈的痛苦或焦虑，不适用于小的困扰。

Examples

The child felt agonising pain after falling.

孩子摔倒后感到**令人极度痛苦的**疼痛。

Waiting for the exam results was agonising.

等待考试成绩的过程非常**令人煎熬的**。

She had to make an agonising decision.

她不得不做出一个**令人煎熬的**决定。

It was an agonising wait as the ambulance took forever to arrive.

救护车迟迟不来，等待过程真是**令人煎熬的**。

He described the breakup as an agonising experience that lasted for months.

他说分手是一段持续好几个月的**令人极度痛苦的**经历。

That was an agonising choice—no matter what I picked, someone would be hurt.

那是个**令人煎熬的**选择——无论我怎么选，总有人会受伤。