maddening

动词 madden:

1. cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
   同义词：madden, craze
2. drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
   同义词：madden
3. make mad
   同义词：madden

形容词 maddening:

1. extremely annoying or displeasing
   同义词：exasperating, infuriating, vexing

1. Nothing soothe me more after a long and maddening course of pianoforte recital than to sit and have my teeth drill.
   在漫长而又疯狂的钢琴独奏会之后，没有一样事情比坐在椅子上让牙科医生钻牙齿更为镇静。
2. The box has spat forth maddening nine- second sound bite.
   电视机已经整整吐放了九秒钟令人疯狂的插播。
3. Be not that maddening!
   真叫人恼火！
4. Her oscillations in mood are maddening.
   她喜怒无常能把人气疯。

mad.den.ing

adj.（形容词）
Tending to anger or irritate:
使人生气的或恼怒的：
例句：
a maddening delay at the airport.
在机场上令人恼火的一再拖延

Tending to drive insane.
使人发疯的

【引伸】
mad.deningly
adv.（副词）