torturous
torturous ['tɔrtʃərəs]
adj. 折磨人的，痛苦的
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- adj. 折磨人的，痛苦的
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1. The flight up - which can otherwise be a torturous half hour of self doubt - is a sightseeing pleasure.
这次飞行--也可能是折磨人的半小时自我质疑--是一次愉悦观光机会。
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2. Breaking on the wheel was a form of torturous execution formerly in use in France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Romania, Russia, the US, and other countries.
在车轮上被碾死是一个痛苦的折磨，曾使用于法国，德国，丹麦，瑞典，罗马尼亚，俄罗斯，美国，和其他国家。
- torturous (adj.) "pertaining to or characterized by torture," late 15c., from Anglo-French torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortura (see torture (n.)).
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