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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。