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

• This article explores from a new non-rational perspective the torturous wisdom of Kantian philosophy and aesthetics, and shows the ontological significance of torturous wisdom in two aspects.
  以非理性的全新视角，挖掘康德哲学美学的痛苦智慧，及其本体论意义。
• 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？
• They may be beaten eventually to death by a man in their home or subject to what we consider torturous behavior or imprisonment.
  或许，这些妇女最终被，家中的男人殴打致死，或者最终屈服于这种殴打折磨，甚至监禁。
• Then we would have argued and had a long, torturous vacation.
  然后，我们会争论，度过一个又长又折磨人的假期。
• But it will have endured a fairly torturous journey – from a port in China, across the Pacific, through the Panama Canal, and then by rail from the port of Miami.
  但这种纸张将经历一个相当曲折的行程&从中国的某个港口出发，穿越太平洋，经过巴拿马运河，然后从迈阿密港口通过铁路运抵目的地。
• Dear master, I am looking forward to your blessing, and hope that you will set me free because I live in a torturous environment.
  亲爱的师父，期盼您能加持我，让我重获自由，因为我生活在一个充满煎熬的环境中。
• From the perspective of genre to explore the history, we can listen to the torturous echo of genre in the history of response.
  从历史之维探寻体裁，从而可以聆听出体裁中曲折的历史回响。
• 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。
• 18. Tortuous/ Torturous
  18.扭曲的，弯曲的/折磨人的
• And it's an aching, torturous love which wrenches the lower extremities.
  而且是痛苦折磨的扭曲下肢的爱。