agonizing

adj.

1. 使人十分痛苦的；令人焦虑不安的；带来巨大困难的
   causing great pain, anxiety or difficulty
   1. his father's agonizing death
      他父亲极度痛苦的死
   2. It was the most agonizing decision of her life.
      这是她一生中最痛苦的决定。

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 agonising


1. ADJ-GRADED 令人痛苦的；折磨人的
   Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
   1. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother...
      他不想像母亲和兄弟那样痛苦地死去。
   2. In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing.
      在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
2. ADJ-GRADED （决定或选择）令人痛苦的
   Agonizing decisions and choices are very difficult to make.
   1. He now faced an agonizing decision about his immediate future.
      他这时候面临着一个关系到他不久的将来的痛苦抉择。

1. Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved
   也许他正在为其中牵扯的道德问题而伤脑筋。
2. She only made the decision to apply for training after years of agonizing.
   多年的苦苦思索之后，她才作出了申请培训的决定。
3. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother
   他不想像母亲和兄弟那样痛苦地死去。
4. In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing.
   在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
5. He now faced an agonizing decision about his immediate future.
   他这时候面临着一个关系到他不久的将来的痛苦抉择。
6. He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death
   他无助地看着母亲痛苦地死去。
7. After a lot of agonizing she decided to terminate the pregnancy
   经历一番痛苦挣扎后，她决定终止妊娠。
8. This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone.
   这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。
9. Unfortunately, we forget the cruel details of the agonizing sacrifice God made on our behalf.
   很可惜，我们总忘记神为我们牺牲的每个残酷细节。
10. It is agonizing for America to lose our young men and women.
    失去我国青年男女的生命是美国十分痛苦的事。
11. But choosing to terminate a relationship with a book prematurely remains strangely agonizing, a decision fraught with guilt.
    但是选择与一本书断绝关系仍然让人感到莫名的痛苦，那是一个充满愧疚感的决定。
12. His toothache was agonizing and nearly drove him mad.
    牙痛使他感到十分痛苦，他几乎要发狂了。
13. An agonizing pain, delay, decision.
    折磨人的疼痛、恼人的耽搁、痛苦的决定。
14. After hours of agonizing, he made his decision.
    经过几个小时的思想斗争，他做出了决定。
15. I was faced with an agonizing dilemma.
    我面临着痛苦的两难困境。
16. Green River's story deals with the agonizing truth of the actions we take in times of crisis.
    《绿河》向我们展示了危急时刻我们采取的真实的却令人烦恼的行动。
17. In the end, you will have followed every step in agonizing detail.
    在年底前，你会跟每一个步骤详细的苦闷。
18. Cryoablation offers relief when all else fails doctors are freezing the pain out of agonizing tumors.
    在所有其他疗法都无法缓解癌痛时，冷冻消融却可以做到。医生正在冻结令人绝望的肿瘤疼痛。
19. The final decision to sell was an agonizing one.
    最后决定出让实在是个很痛苦的抉择。
20. Instead of agonizing over market research, an empirical company hires interns and develops a product in one summer.
    某个以经验主义为指导方针的公司不会苦苦执着于市场研究，而是雇佣实习生用一个夏天的时间开发出一个产品。
21. The sudden pain above his heart was agonizing.
    他胸口上方的突然疼痛剧烈难忍。
22. It was an agonizing death for the Lord Jesus, but He loved you and knew His suffering would pay for your sin.
    对主耶稣来讲，那是一个极度痛苦的死亡，但他爱你，知道他所受的痛苦能赎你的罪。
23. It's something we've been struggling with, debating, agonizing over for months.
    这几个月来，我们一直在为这个问题努力、争论、挣扎。
24. A slow, agonizing death.
    缓慢的、令人痛苦的死亡。
25. The Violence Center, however, died an agonizing death.
    然而，这个暴力中心痛苦的关闭了。
26. That for the animal it's the most agonizing death.
    这是动物最痛苦的死法。
27. It was the most agonizing decision of his life.
    这是他一生中最痛苦的决定！
28. I had agonizing feelings of shame and guilt.
    我又羞愧又内疚，内心痛苦极了。
29. The unbearable, agonizing boredom of it.
    对此无法忍受的、痛苦的厌倦。
30. She died an agonizing death not long after that visit.
    我去看过她之后不久她就死了，死得很痛苦。

adj

1. extremely painful

   Synonym:    agonisingexcruciatingharrowingtorturingtorturoustorturesome