ordeal
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you describe an experience or situation as an ordeal, you think it is difficult and stressful. 煎熬
...the painful ordeal of the last eight months. …过去8个月里令人痛苦的煎熬。
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ordeal /ɔːˈdiːl/ (ordeals)
剑桥词典
- a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience
- She looked pale and drawn after her ordeal.
- He made little of his ordeal.
- I'm sorry to put you through this ordeal.
- The love of my family and friends sustained me through my ordeal.
- Throughout the ordeal of her husband's funeral , Mrs Holmes was a model of deportment . 返回 ordeal
磨难；苦难；严峻考验；煎熬
The hostages ' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building . 士兵们突袭那栋大楼后，人质们的苦难终于结束了。
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