煎熬

yóu yú cháng qī shēng bìng tā shòu jìn le jiān áo

由于长期生病，他受尽了煎熬。

He suffered severely from the lingering illness.

zài jiān yù zhōng shòu jiān áo

在监狱中受煎熬

suffer in prison

tā duō nián lái rěn shòu le jí dà de jīng shén jiān áo

他多年来忍受了极大的精神煎熬。

He has born intense moral suffering for many years.

tā bǎo shòu huǐ yì de jiān áo

他饱受悔意的煎熬。

He suffered agonies of remorse.

zhè cì miàn shì cóng tóu zhì wěi shǐ rén bèi shòu jiān áo

这次面试从头至尾使人备受煎熬。

The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.

tā yī zhěng wǎn dōu xǐng zhe zài tòng kǔ zhōng jiān áo

她一整晚都醒着，在痛苦中煎熬。

She lay awake all night in torment.