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

• He lives with his torturous sister and her kindly husband until an unknown benefactor showers Pip in wealth.
  他一直和泼辣的姐姐和和蔼可亲的父亲生活在一起，直到一位无名的捐助者给予了他大量的钱财。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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？
• It is slow and torturous.
  它是缓慢和曲折。
• If you love wearing high-heeled shoes but hate the torturous impact they have on your feet, then your prayers could be answered by the latest trend in shoe fashion.
  如果你喜欢穿高跟鞋，但又不愿意让双脚受折磨，那么最近流行的鞋品应该就是你一直在寻找的。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。