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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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？
• Didn't these people realize that the man inside was dying and dying in torturous pain?
  这些人没有认识到里边的人要死了，而且在痛苦的疼痛中要死了？
• The works shows us "the quiet and happy world of a bolder town", combines natural beauty and beauty of human's emotion and virtue, it also states a movable and torturous love story.
  作品不仅构建了一个由自然美、人性美、人情美相融合而成的恬和秀美的边城世界，而且还讲述了一个曲婉动人的爱情故事。
• Teenagers are nothing if not experts at looking at the cruel, torturous underbelly of life.
  少年是将生活看做残忍，残酷的专家。
• 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。
• 18. Tortuous/ Torturous
  18.扭曲的，弯曲的/折磨人的