ordeal

US [ɔrˈdil]
UK [ɔː(r)ˈdiːl]
  • n.折磨；磨难；煎熬；严酷的考验
  • Web严峻的考验；严峻考验；苦难经历
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ordeal
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~ (of sth/of doing sth)
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。

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Chinese reporter at the scene said the men appeared to be all in fairly good condition after their ordeal.
在场的中国记者说：“历经生死考验后，获救的矿工身体状况良好。”
zài chǎng de zhōng guó jì zhě shuō : " lì jīng shēng sǐ kǎo yàn hòu , huò jiù de kuàng gōng shēn tǐ zhuàng kuàng liáng hǎo 。 "
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Gracie, as the horse is called, was left with a dislocated jaw and a few cuts and scrapes from her ordeal.
最后，格雷西只是颌骨脱臼和一些擦伤。
zuì hòu , gé léi xī zhǐ shì hé gǔ tuō jiù hé yì xiē cā shāng 。
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Santiago relies upon no one and nothing but himself to control the discomfort and pain that occur during his lonely ordeal.
在这场孤独的痛苦的考验中，圣地亚哥没有依赖于任何人，任何物体，只靠他自己去控制不适与痛苦。
zài zhè chǎng gū dú de tòng kǔ de kǎo yàn zhōng , shèng dì yà gē méi yǒu yī lài yú rèn hé rén , rèn hé wù tǐ , zhǐ kào tā zì jǐ qù kòng zhì bú shì yǔ tòng kǔ 。
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Because a state may dispense with a jury trial, it does not follow that it may substitute trial by ordeal.
虽然一个州可以不采用陪审团审判，但这不意味着可以用折磨取代审判。
suī rán yī gè zhōu kě yǐ bù cǎi yòng péi shěn tuán shěn pàn , dàn zhè bù yì wèi zhe kě yǐ yòng zhé mó qǔ dài shěn pàn 。
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Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.
在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
zài huāng yě lǐ mí lù yī xīng qī duì wǒ lái shuō zhēn shì yī chǎng mó nàn 。
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While the transition to LVM is a bit of an ordeal , once the transition is complete , managing filesystems becomes tremendously easier .
虽然到LVM的转换有些痛苦，但一旦转换完成之后，管理文件系统就变得非常简单。
suī rán dào LVM de zhuǎn huàn yǒu xiē tòng kǔ , dàn yí dàn zhuǎn huàn wán chéng zhī hòu , guǎn lǐ wén jiàn xì tǒng jiù biàn de fēi cháng jiǎn dān 。
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Winston Churchill: "I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. "
我已准备好去见造我之人。至于造我之人对于见我所要经受的痛苦有所准备则是另一回事。
wǒ yǐ zhǔn bèi hǎo qù jiàn zào wǒ zhī rén 。 zhì yú zào wǒ zhī rén duì yú jiàn wǒ suǒ yào jīng shòu de tòng kǔ yǒu suǒ zhǔn bèi zé shì lìng yì huí shì 。
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I have so much love for Daryl, my amazing wife of twenty-six years, as she stood by me through such a frightening ordeal.
我结婚26年的妻子Daryl陪我经过了这次痛苦的磨难，然我感觉我是多么的爱她。
wǒ jié hūn èr shí liù nián de qī zi Daryl péi wǒ jīng guò le zhè cì tòng kǔ de mó nàn , rán wǒ gǎn jué wǒ shì duō me de ài tā 。
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"I wish we could trade places, " I said, knowing how much he dreaded the coming ordeal.
我说：“我希望我们能交换位置”，知道他有多么害怕即将到来的痛苦。
wǒ shuō : " wǒ xī wàng wǒ men néng jiāo huàn wèi zhì " , zhī dào tā yǒu duō me hài pà jí jiāng dào lái de tòng kǔ 。
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He said in a statement that the ordeal had been a "nightmare" .
卡恩在一份声明中称，这一难受的经历是一场“恶梦”。
kǎ ēn zài yī fèn shēng míng zhōng chēng , zhè yī nán shòu de jīng lì shì yī chǎng " è mèng " 。
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