torturous
🇬🇧 UK/'tɔrtʃərəs/🇺🇸 US/'tɒ:tʃәrәs/
B2
Definitions
adj.
Causing great pain or suffering; extremely unpleasant or agonizing
折磨人的;极其痛苦的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishtorturousother
=torturous
Common Collocations
- 1.torturous process痛苦的过程
- 2.torturous experience煎熬的经历
- 3.torturous wait漫长的等待
- 4.[torturous ordeal]折磨人的磨难
Example Sentences
- 1.
The survivors described a torturous journey across the desert with no water.
- 2.
Waiting for the medical test results was a torturous experience for the whole family.
- 3.
The athlete endured a torturous rehabilitation process after the severe injury.