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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is slow and torturous.
  它是缓慢和曲折。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。