单词 | soul-crushing |
释义 | > as lemmassoul-crushing soul-crushing adj. ΚΠ 1642 J. Vicars God in Mount 52 Soul-crushing burthens on their..mercenarie shoulders. 1782 J. Nichols Sel. Coll. Poems VIII. 148 Surcharg'd with unbounded distress, I sink with its soul-crushing weight. 1875 J. B. Brown Battle & Burden of Life ix. 154 The tyranny which is most absolute and soul-crushing, is that which, like the Inquisition, makes its claim on man on grounds which touch his spiritual nature. 1947 Irish Times 15 Oct. 3/5 The young wife of David..making a grim fight to save both herself and her husband from the soul-crushing grip of the older woman. 2009 E. Flock Sleepwalking in Daylight 314 It's soul-crushing in here. There's nothing to do. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。