agonizingly

adv.

1. （强调反面事物）极其
   used meaning ‘extremely’ to emphasize sth negative
   1. an agonizingly slow process
      极其缓慢的过程

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. Aircraft production continued to plod along at an agonizingly slow pace.
   飞机制造业仍旧举步维艰，发展速度之缓很让人头疼。
2. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.
   那只乌龟以让人难受的慢速度爬行着。
3. They can scarcely bring themselves to grasp that they, individually, and those whom they love are in imminent danger of perishing agonizingly.
   他们很少使自己领会到他们，每一个人，以及他们爱的人，其实正处于痛苦死亡的危险边缘。
4. Something hit the back of his neck an agonizingly painful blow.
   不知什么东西在他后颈部打了一下，他感到疼痛不堪。
5. For many of the people in Aceh, Steer says it remains an agonizingly difficult time.
   Steer说，对许多亚奇人来说，目前仍然是极其痛苦的艰难时期。

adv

1. in a very painful manner
   1. the progress was agonizingly slow

   Synonym:    excruciatinglytorturously