agonizingly是什么意思？

agonizingly

英[ˈægənaɪzɪŋli] 美[ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋli]

• adv. 使人烦恼地，苦闷地；

例句

• The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed. 乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着.
• an agonizingly slow process 极其缓慢的过程
• Progress was agonizingly slow. 进展的缓慢让人备受煎熬。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  令人痛苦的；折磨人的
  Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
  例句
  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。 In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing. 在罗马的高温下，等待是一种折磨。
• ADJ-GRADED
  （决定或选择）令人痛苦的
  Agonizing decisions and choices are very difficult to make.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. in a very painful manner;
  "the progress was agonizingly slow"