excruciatingly
/ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋli/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋli/ (ame, ipa)
excruciatingly — 副詞
1. in a manner so painful or intense that enduring it feels scarcely possible
難以忍受地
極度痛苦或難耐地；強調極端的程度
in a manner so painful or intense that enduring it feels scarcely possible
In the emergency room, a young father waited excruciatingly for news about his daughter.
在急診室裡，一位年輕父親煎熬難耐地等待著女兒的消息。
verb + excruciatingly — describes the painful manner of an action
Cooking a full dinner with a broken wrist proved excruciatingly difficult for the new chef.
對於那位新廚師來說，手腕骨折後還要做一整頓晚餐，困難得令人難以忍受。
excruciatingly + adjective — intensifies a negative quality
The afternoon lecture dragged on excruciatingly, and several students began nodding off.
下午的講座拖得令人難熬，好幾個學生開始打瞌睡。
An excruciatingly long queue snaked around the post office that morning.
那天早上，郵局外排著一條長得令人難以忍受的隊伍。
The job interview went excruciatingly badly, and the candidate knew she would not get a callback.
工作面試進行得令人難受地糟糕，應徵者知道自己不會接到回電。
- unbearably
very close in meaning; slightly more common for emotional distress than physical pain
- agonizingly
more narrowly tied to physical or mental suffering; 'agonizingly slow' is a common phrase
- painfully
much milder and more common; can describe minor discomfort, while 'excruciatingly' always implies extreme intensity
- pleasantly
opposite in tone — describes something enjoyable rather than painful
- mildly
opposite in intensity — describes a low degree rather than an extreme one
文法句型
excruciatingly + adjective
verb + excruciatingly
用法筆記
Most often used before adjectives describing something negative (slow, painful, boring, awkward). Also follows verbs to describe how an action is performed. Rarely, if ever, used with positive adjectives.