racking

/ˈrækɪŋ/ 11四级六级考研GRE
A racking pain or emotion is a distressing one that you feel very strongly. 折磨人的; 剧烈的

adjective [原级]极糟糕的;拷问的;折磨人的

She was now shaking with long, racking sobs.
她这时身体随着长而痛苦的啜泣颤抖着。

verb [vt. 及物动词]折磨,使……痛苦;加以拷问;把……放在架子上;用齿条或小齿轮转动;(不合理地)提高租金;施拉肢酷刑;(从沉淀物中)吸干(酒等);(云)随风飘过;毁灭(同 wrack)(rack 的现在分词)

It was nerve-racking to be in a big-league park.
到一个设施一流的公园真让人紧张。

noun [抽象名词](尤指制酒工业)用引力将酒从一个桶抽取至另一个桶中;滗清

The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them.
四面楚歌,妇女和儿童们在等待中度过神经紧绷的一天。

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