英汉词典

tortuous 基本解释

• adj. 扭曲的，弯曲的；啰嗦的

tortuous 词态变化

tortuous 中文词源

来自拉丁语 tortus,扭曲的，扭成一团的，词源同 turn,torque.-ous,形容词后缀。引申词义拐弯 抹角的。

tortuous 英文词源

tortuous

tortuous: see torment

tortuous (adj.)

late 14c., "full of twists and turns," from Anglo-French tortuous (12c.), Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuosus "full of twists, winding," from tortus "a twisting, winding," from stem of torquere "to twist, wring, distort" (see torque (n.)). Related: Tortuously; tortuousness.

tortuous 英文释义

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"

tortuous 双语例句

1. The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.

洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace

漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程

来自《权威词典》

3. They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.

他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. We have travelled a tortuous road.

我们走过了曲折的道路.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.

我给一些无名杂志写一些拐弯抹角的文章.

来自《简明英汉词典》

tortuous 实用场景例句

tortuous language

含混不清的语言

牛津词典

the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace

漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程

牛津词典

The only road access is a tortuous mountain route.

唯一的陆路通道是一条蜿蜒的山道。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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

旨在结束冲突的漫长而曲折的谈判

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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

各政党现在必须进行挑选各自候选人这一迂回复杂的程序。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The future is bright while the road ahead is tortuous.

前途是光明的,道路是曲折的.

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

三年后, 在经历了艰苦谈判、来自政界和公众的激烈反对之后, 凯雷放弃了此次收购.

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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动的道路一样, 总是曲折的,不是笔直的.

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

崎岖的山体被蜿蜒的里约格兰地河切断,在夕阳下呈现出暗灰色光泽.

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

既然送往福建, 为什么要绕这样大的弯路?

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

心脏边缘及主动脉弓处有肋膜积水的情形.

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

接纳或拒绝这些脚本会随著不断地“讨价还价”和反反复复,可能需要一个长期和曲折的过程.

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We still have a long and tortuous road to travel.

我们还要走一条漫长而曲折的过路.

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

尽管斗争道路是曲折的, 我们的前途是光明的.

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

别 拐弯抹角 地解释了,直率地告诉我, 你来不来?

《简明英汉词典》

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

这件事非得解决不可,她心痒痒地要来试一下,简直如坐针毡.

辞典例句

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

沿着荷塘,是一条曲折的小煤屑路.

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

由于诸多因素所致, 其进展非常缓慢而艰难.

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The war has followed a tortuous course.

战争走过了曲折的道路.

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They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.

他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道.

《简明英汉词典》

We have travelled a tortuous road.

我们走过了曲折的道路.

《简明英汉词典》

It has followed a tortuous path.

我们党的发展,走过了曲折道路.

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

历史 [ 革命 ] 总是走一条曲折的道路.

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

它的形成和发展也是经历了一段曲折而混乱的过程.

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

我们只是回旋在受局限的时空里, 只是徘徊在曲折的小路上.

中国文学部分

I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.

我给一些无名杂志写一些拐弯抹角的文章.

《简明英汉词典》

They climbed along the tortuous mountain trail.

他们沿着崎岖的山路攀登.

《简明英汉词典》

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

只有这样, 我们才能少走弯路, 发展速度才能更快.

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