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单词 torturous
释义 tor·tur·ous
\ˈtȯrch(ə)rəs, -ȯ(ə)ch-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortureux, from torture + -eux -ous
1. : causing, marked by, or accompanied by torture : cruelly painful
 < the torturous, far from finished battle — Time >
 < fell into torturous sleep — C.O.Gorham >
2. [alteration of tortuous] : distorted, tortuous, twisting
 < the dark-strained after rafter, that seasoned crossarm of torturous timber — Ralph Ellison >
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