ordeal
US /ɔːrˈdɪəl/
UK /ɔːˈdɪəl/
名詞
磨難, 嚴峻考驗, 苦難
a very unpleasant and prolonged experience
範例:
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The entire journey was an absolute ordeal.
整個旅程簡直是場磨難。
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She had to endure the ordeal of a long interrogation.
她不得不忍受漫長審訊的折磨。