ordeal
英 [ɔː'diːəl]
美 [ɔr'dil]
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》
