The three-week wait for the hiring decision was pure purgatory for every candidate.

等待三週的錄取結果，對每位應徵者來說都是煉獄般的煎熬。

Our shipment sat in customs purgatory for ten days before finally being released.

我們的貨物在海關卡了十天，飽受煎熬後才終於放行。

Being on hold with customer service for an hour felt like absolute purgatory.

打給客服被晾在線上一小時，簡直是煉獄般的折磨。