tortuous

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基本釋義

adj.
扭曲的,彎曲的; 曲折的; 不正派的,不正當(dāng)?shù)? 轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的

詞性變化

實用例句

tortuous language

含混不清的語言

牛津詞典

the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace

漫長而曲折的和平談判過程

牛津詞典

The only road access is a tortuous mountain route.

唯一的陸路通道是一條蜿蜒的山道。

...these long and tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the conflict...

旨在結(jié)束沖突的漫長而曲折的談判

The parties must now go through the tortuous process of picking their candidates.

各政黨現(xiàn)在必須進行挑選各自候選人這一迂回復(fù)雜的程序。

The future is bright while the road ahead is tortuous.

前途是光明的,道路是曲折的.

期刊摘選

Three years later, after tortuous negotiations and fierce political and popular opposition, Carlyle abandoned the bid.

三年后, 在經(jīng)歷了艱苦談判、來自政界和公眾的激烈反對之后, 凱雷放棄了此次收購.

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Like every other activity in the world, revolution always a tortuous road and a straight one.

革命的道路,同世界上一切事物活動的道路一樣, 總是曲折的,不是筆直的.

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Gunmetal sheen of sundown bathes craggy terrain where the Rio Grande cuts a tortuous path.

崎嶇的山體被蜿蜒的里約格蘭地河切斷,在夕陽下呈現(xiàn)出暗灰色光澤.

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Since escorts to Fujian, why has to circle the such big tortuous path?

既然送往福建, 為什么要繞這樣大的彎路?

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Border line heart size and tortuous aorta Lt pleural effusion is found.

心臟邊緣及主動脈弓處有肋膜積水的情形.

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Adopting or rejecting these scripts may be a long, tortuous process with many twists and turns.

接納或拒絕這些腳本會隨著不斷地“討價還價”和反反復(fù)復(fù),可能需要一個長期和曲折的過程.

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We still have a long and tortuous road to travel.

我們還要走一條漫長而曲折的過路.

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Tortuous as the road of struggle is, our prospects are bright.

盡管斗爭道路是曲折的, 我們的前途是光明的.

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Never mind the tortuous explanation; tell me in plain English, are you coming or not?

別 拐彎抹角 地解釋了,直率地告訴我, 你來不來?

《簡明英漢詞典》

There stirred in her a tortuous impulse to push the matter toward decision.

這件事非得解決不可,她心癢癢地要來試一下,簡直如坐針氈.

辭典例句

Beside the lotus pond there is a small tortuous cinder path.

沿著荷塘,是一條曲折的小煤屑路.

期刊摘選

Due to multifarious factors, this movement was slow and tortuous.

由于諸多因素所致, 其進展非常緩慢而艱難.

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The war has followed a tortuous course.

戰(zhàn)爭走過了曲折的道路.

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They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.

他們步行穿過老城區(qū)中心彎彎曲曲的街道.

《簡明英漢詞典》

We have travelled a tortuous road.

我們走過了曲折的道路.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It has followed a tortuous path.

我們黨的發(fā)展,走過了曲折道路.

期刊摘選

History [ Revolution ] always follows a tortuous course [ road ].

歷史 [ 革命 ] 總是走一條曲折的道路.

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It is also the formation and development has gone through a tortuous and confusing process.

它的形成和發(fā)展也是經(jīng)歷了一段曲折而混亂的過程.

期刊摘選

We are only circling within a finite time and space, wandering along a tortuous path.

我們只是回旋在受局限的時空里, 只是徘徊在曲折的小路上.

中國文學(xué)部分

I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.

我給一些無名雜志寫一些拐彎抹角的文章.

《簡明英漢詞典》

They climbed along the tortuous mountain trail.

他們沿著崎嶇的山路攀登.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Only such, we just can take tortuous path less, development speed ability is faster.

只有這樣, 我們才能少走彎路, 發(fā)展速度才能更快.

期刊摘選

英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. highly involved or intricate;

    "the Byzantine tax structure"

    "convoluted legal language"

    "convoluted reasoning"

    "intricate needlework"

    "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"

    "the plot was too involved"

    "a knotty problem"

    "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"

    "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott

    "tortuous legal procedures"

    "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"

  • 2. marked by repeated turns and bends;

    "a tortuous road up the mountain"

    "winding roads are full of surprises"

    "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

  • 3. not straightforward;

    "his tortuous reasoning"

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