ordeal

英 [ɔː'diːəl] 美 [ɔr'dil]
  • n. 折磨;严酷的考验;痛苦的经验

助记提示


1. or- "out" + deal => literally "deal out, share out".
2. literally "that which is dealt out" (by the gods).
3. The prefix or- survives in English only in this word, but was common in Old English and other Germanic languages and originally was an adverb and preposition meaning "out".
4. 谐音“奥迪哦、熬弟哦”——想获得奥迪就要经受严峻的考验
5. deal => dole, ordeal.

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Last night he relived his terrifying ordeal.
昨夜他又一次体验了那种可怕的折磨。

来自柯林斯例句

5. 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。

来自《权威词典》

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