/ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.tɪŋ/
(a) extremely painful
an excruciating pain in the lower back
(a) extremely boring and embarrassing
excruciating boredom
- His confession, when it came, was excruciating.
- The pain in my back was excruciating.
- She groaned at the memory, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassing of those moments.
excruciatingly
used to say that something has good qualities but could be better.
It's a good essay as far as it goes. Đó là một luận văn hay nhưng có thể làm tốt hơn.
/fleks/
(v) to bend an arm, leg, etc. or tighten a muscle: bẻ cong/cong cánh tay, chân, v.v... hoặc căng cơ
First, straighten your legs, then flex your fleet. Trước tiên, dũi thẳng chân của bạn, sau đó cong bàn chân.
He tried to impress me by flexing his huge muscles. Anh ấy cố gắng gây ấn tượng với tôi bằng cách căng những cơ to khỏe của mình.
/ˌmiː.diˈəʊ.kər/
(C2) not very good: xoàng, thường
French: médiocre
The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.
Parents don't want their children going to mediocre schools.
Các ông bố bà mẹ không muốn con cái đi học những ngôi trường xoàng.
(a) /ˈkʌm.bə.səm/
cumbersome equipment, cumbersome bureaucracy, a cumbersome package, a cumbersome administrative procedures
Critics say that the process for amending the Constitution is cumbersome, but others defend it.
cumbersomely, cumbersomeness