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 English
torturousother
=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.

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