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

• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• Under the all different structures 'combination, the water surface had large bias and turn-around in the torturous path, and in the middle of the path along the longitude, there had the regularity that sink bank surface was higher than the convex bank one.
  在所有结构组合条件下，弯道水面都有较大偏斜和扭曲，并且在弯道中部主法线方向上，基本为凹岸水面高凸岸水面低的规律。
• Christopher Bickley, a partner at the law firm Conyers Dill Pearman, said banks were now making it torturous to open BVI accounts, spurring companies to incorporate in Samoa and the Seychelles.
  康德明律师事务所（ConyersDillPearman）合伙人克里斯托弗•比克利（ChristopherBickley）表示，开设BVI账户正因银行业的举措而变得痛苦不堪，这促使企业转而在萨摩亚群岛和塞舌尔群岛开办公司。
• 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。
• The cost information provided by traditional cost management system is torturous in modern manufacturing industry.
  在现代制造企业中，传统的成本管理系统所提供的成本信息显现了其局限性及不适应性。
• 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？