agonizing

痛苦難忍的、劇痛的

He felt an agonizing pain in his lower back after the fall.

跌倒之後，他的下背部感到一陣劇痛。

煎熬的、令人揪心的、折磨人的

The families endured an agonizing wait for news of the survivors.

這些家庭在煎熬中等待生還者的消息。

艱難的、令人為難的

Choosing between the two job offers was an agonizing decision.

要在兩個工作機會之間做選擇，是個艱難的決定。

苦惱、猶豫不決、傷腦筋常與 over 或 about 連用

She spent weeks agonizing over whether to move abroad.

她花了好幾個星期苦惱要不要搬到國外。