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。
• 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。
• First, the real impetus of Kantian anthropological research comes from torturous experience.
  主要从两个方面，揭示痛苦智慧的本体论内涵，其一是言明康德人类学研究的真正动力，是痛苦体验；
• 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。
• It is slow and torturous.
  它是缓慢和曲折。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His breathing was torturous
  他的呼吸充满痛苦。