ADJ A racking pain or emotion is a distressing one that you feel very strongly. 折磨人的; 剧烈的 [ADJ n] → see also nerve-racking
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。
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。
I've been racking my brains all morning, trying to recall where I put my gold watch.
我整个上午都在绞尽脑汁，试图回忆起我把金表放在哪里了。
Driving through snowstorm on icy roads for long distances is a most nerve-racking experience.
在冰天雪地的道路上长距离驾车穿过暴风雪是一种最惊心动魄的经历。
He wrote this about his experience: I know that during that long and racking march of thirty-six hours over the unnamed mountains and glaciers of South Georgia it seemed to me often that we were four,not three. The American poet T.S.Eliot was influenced by Shackletons description.
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