torturous

英

美 [ˈtɔrˌtʃuəs]

adj.  折磨人的;极端痛苦的;引起痛苦的

BNC.46208 / COCA.23237

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 折磨人的;极端痛苦的;引起痛苦的
  Something that istorturousis extremely painful and causes great suffering.
  1. His breathing was torturous…
     他的呼吸充满痛苦。
  2. This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone.
     这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。

英英释义

adj

• extremely painful
  Synonym:agonizingagonisingexcruciatingharrowingtorturingtorturesome

双语例句

• It is slow and torturous.
  它是缓慢和曲折。
• However, an overview of the political modernization of Britain, France, America and Japan reveals that they all underwent torturous development which lasted for fifty to even ninety years.
  然而纵观英、法、关、日诸国政治近代化的进程，元一例外都经历过曲折与反复。
• For Jerusha and the ninety-odd other children in the orphanage, the first Wednesday of every month was quite a torturous day.
  对洁茹以及孤儿院里其他九十几个院童来说，每个月的第一个礼拜三是一个十分难熬的日子。
• On the Theory of All-around Development of Humans& the Origin, the Torturous Practice and the Contemporary Development of the Study of Humans
  人学渊源·曲折实践·当代发展&从历史考察看人的全面发展理论的当代形态与价值
• His breathing was torturous
  他的呼吸充满痛苦。
• The flight up-which can otherwise be a torturous half hour of self doubt-is a sightseeing pleasure.
  这次飞行也可能是折磨人的半小时自我质疑是一次愉悦观光机会。
• It's lust, it's torturous, you must be a sorceress.
  这是欲望，这也是痛苦的折磨，你必定是一个魔法师。
• The study on King Lear in the West has experienced a long and torturous process.
  《李尔王》在西方的研究经历了一个曲折的过程。
• Despite the torturous make-up, it was acting as a23-year-old that Lau found the most challenging.
  除去化妆之苦，扮演一个23岁的年轻人对刘德华来说也是一个巨大的挑战。
• Does the universe condense and expand periodically? Torturous questions, to me.
  宇宙是不是有周期地凝聚和膨胀？