wracking

中英词典：wracking

形容词

1. 折磨的；痛苦的

英文释义：causing great physical or mental suffering.

例句：

1. She was wracking her brain trying to remember his name. (她绞尽脑汁想起他的名字。)
2. He was in wracking pain after the accident. (事故过后，他痛苦不堪。)

2. 毁灭性的；剧烈的

英文释义：causing severe damage or destruction.

例句：

1. The hurricane left a trail of wracking devastation. (飓风留下了一串毁灭性的痕迹。)
2. The wracking earthquake destroyed many buildings. (剧烈的地震摧毁了许多建筑物。)

名词

1. 折磨；痛苦

英文释义：the action or process of inflicting great physical or mental suffering.

例句：

1. The wracking of her conscience kept her up at night. (她良心的折磨使她夜不能寐。)
2. The wracking of his body from the disease was unbearable. (疾病带来的折磨让他难以忍受。)

2. 摧毁；破坏

英文释义：the action or process of causing severe damage or destruction.

例句：

1. The wracking of the ship during the storm led to its sinking. (风暴中船只的摧毁导致了它的沉没。)
2. The wracking of the building by the explosion left it in ruins. (爆炸摧毁了建筑物，使其成为废墟。)

词语辨析

wracking与racking的词形相似，但具有不同的含义。wracking表示“折磨的、痛苦的”，而racking表示“折磨的、剧烈的”。两个词在形容痛苦时有所区别。

词汇扩充

相关形容词：wrecking (毁坏的)；wrenching (扭曲的)；rending (撕裂的)；agonizing (痛苦的)；tormenting (折磨的)

近义词

agonizing, excruciating, torturous, harrowing

反义词

comforting, soothing, pleasant, enjoyable

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用法

wracking是一个形容词，常用于描述折磨、痛苦或破坏性的情况。它还可以作为名词，表示折磨或破坏的行为或过程。

例句

1. She was wracking her brain trying to remember his name. (她绞尽脑汁想起他的名字。)
2. He was in wracking pain after the accident. (事故过后，他痛苦不堪。)
3. The hurricane left a trail of wracking devastation. (飓风留下了一串毁灭性的痕迹。)
4. The wracking earthquake destroyed many buildings. (剧烈的地震摧毁了许多建筑物。)
5. The wracking of her conscience kept her up at night. (她良心的折磨使她夜不能寐。)
6. The wracking of his body from the disease was unbearable. (疾病带来的折磨让他难以忍受。)
7. The wracking of the ship during the storm led to its sinking. (风暴中船只的摧毁导致了它的沉没。)
8. The wracking of the building by the explosion left it in ruins. (爆炸摧毁了建筑物，使其成为废墟。)