| 词汇 | torturous |
| 释义 | torturous adjective uk /ˈtɔː.tʃər.əs/ us /ˈtɔːr.tʃər.əs/ involving a lot of suffering or difficulty: 非常艰苦的，备受折磨的 the torturous path to passing the bill通过此项法案的艰苦过程 Synonym harrowing Compare tortuous Experiencing and suffering (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom afflict affliction almost/nearly die of somethingidiom be a martyr to somethingidiom be a victim of your own successidiom bear count go through grip hands-on hit someone where they liveidiom hold onidiom horse ride seat-of-the-pants see lifeidiom stricken suffer the consequences taste Examples of torturoustorturous But the path they travel to this assessment is in some cases too short, in some methodologically torturous and in others full of conceptual and historical pitfalls. It has been a torturous path, full of evolution and contradiction, assertions and ambiguities, standard stands and thoughtful attempts to work things out in his mind. Three quarters of the total stock perished in torturous conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I draw attention to the far more torturous disease of emphysema. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been a long and torturous negotiation, but the result, although long overdue, is an important step forward for the world economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The past few months have been torturous for the farming and hill communities and all those in the rural villages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The order that we are considering tonight is the culmination of that bungled and torturous process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We would be back in this torturous situation of competitive devaluation that would have brought our real economy to its knees in the face of international financial speculation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I can remember that torturous experience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Somec creates an unbearable, torturous burning sensation throughout the body while pushing the patient to suspended animation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The process of each experiment has been shown to be excruciatingly painful and torturous. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is written from the third person perspective and chronologically follows the torturous stories of three different women and their eventual survival as individuals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. History records many military operations involving cities, of which a large number degenerated into torturous situations with massive casualties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two days later, the main group began its torturous trek across the ice hummocks with the three boat-sleds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are 32 torturous punishments he can hand out, including boiling, roasting, impaling, and pouring molten metal down the offender's throat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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