ordeal

美 [ɔːrˈdiːl]英 [ɔːˈdiːl]
  • n.磨难;折磨;煎熬;严酷的考验

复数: ordeals

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noun

磨难;折磨;煎熬;严酷的考验
a difficult or unpleasant experience

They are to be spared the ordeal of giving evidence in court.

他们将免受出庭作证的难堪。

The hostages spoke openly about the terrible ordeal they had been through.

人质公开陈述了他们所遭受的非人的折磨。

The interview was less of an ordeal than she'd expected.

面试并非如她想象的那样可怕。

ordeal

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 煎熬;磨难;折磨
    If you describe an experience or situation as an ordeal, you think it is difficult and unpleasant.

    ...the painful ordeal of the last eight months...

    过去8个月的痛苦煎熬

noun

1
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control;escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
Synonym: trial by ordeal
2
a severe or trying experience

数据来源:WordNet

  1. During this ordeal he was able to draw strength from his faith .

    在这次磨难中,他得以从自己的信仰中吸取力量。

  2. Despite her ordeal , she seems to have suffered no ill effects .

    她尽管备受磨难,但好像并未受到不利影响。

  3. The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health .

    痛苦的经历损害了她的身心健康。

  4. She came out of the ordeal looking thin and worn .

    她经历过这场苦难后显得憔悴不堪。

  5. The interview was less of an ordeal than she 'd expected .

    面试并非如她想象的那样可怕。

  6. His determination carried him through the ordeal .

    他靠坚强的信心渡过了难关。

  7. He still felt naked and drained after his ordeal .

    经历了这场磨难之后,他仍然感到无法自卫,而且筋疲力尽。

  8. They are to be spared the ordeal of giving evidence in court .

    他们将免受出庭作证的难堪。

  9. She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court .

    她无须出庭受折磨了。

  10. The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved .

    这个仪式对于那些新近丧失亲友的人来说是一种折磨。

  11. The hostages spoke openly about the terrible ordeal they had been through .

    人质公开陈述了他们所遭受的非人的折磨。

  12. The hostages emerged from their ordeal unscathed .

    各人质历尽磨难后安然生还。

  13. The former hostage is in remarkably good shape considering his ordeal .

    想想人质曾遭受的折磨,获救后其身体状况已经是出奇地好了。

  14. She wouldn 't want to put them through the ordeal of a huge ceremony

    她不想让他们参加大型仪式受罪。

  15. She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the ordeal

    她保持着冷静与克制,努力使自己走出了这次痛苦的经历。

  16. Mrs Kerr was too upset to take part in a reconstruction of her ordeal .

    克尔夫人受惊过度,不堪再参与自己所受折磨的场景重现。

  17. I do not think any of us spared a thought for the ordeal of her crew .

    我不认为我们中间有任何一个人同情过这艘船的船员所遭受的磨难。

  18. Last night he relived his terrifying ordeal .

    昨夜他又一次体验了那种可怕的折磨。

  19. The experience was a detestable ordeal , and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again

    那次经历是一次令人厌恶的煎熬,使得他放弃了任何再当导演的想法。

  20. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure , she described her agonising ordeal .

    她只停顿了一小会儿让自己恢复平静,然后讲述了她无比痛苦的经历。

  21. Mona remains unshaken by her ordeal and is matter-of-fact about her courage .

    莫娜不为她经历的这场磨难所动,对自己表现出的勇气也态度淡然。

  22. She described her agonising ordeal .

    她描述了自己备受折磨的苦难经历。

  23. Her determination helped her survive the ordeal .

    她的坚韧帮助她渡过了难关。

  24. Seated beside him , I bore the ordeal for two hours .

    我坐在他旁边,苦苦熬了两个钟头。

  25. He spoke frankly about the ordeal .

    他直率地讲出了苦难的经历。

  26. Photography was once an expensive , laborious ordeal reserved for life 's greatest milestones .

    摄影曾经是一件昂贵且耗时费力的事情,仅用于记录生命中的重大事件。

  27. It was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal .

    这是他从这场磨难里能找到的唯一的少许安慰。

  28. Do you realize how many men could survive such an ordeal ?

    你知道有几个人可以从这样残酷的经历中幸存?

  29. Their hope helped those people to carry through this last ordeal .

    他们的希望帮助了那些人渡过了最后的严酷考验。

  30. Once there we saw that the ordeal must have been great .

    一到城里我们就发现那里一定发生过一场苦难经历。