n.(名词)

1. 折磨
2. 神裁法
3. 严峻考验
4. 苦难
5. 严酷的考验
6. 磨难
7. 煎熬
8. 苦难的经历
9. 试罪法
10. 苦难的经验
11. 跋涉
12. 难关
13. 受罪
14. 苦差事
15. 考验
16. 磨练
17. 严酷考验
18. 酷刑苛判
19. 难产
20. 痛苦的经验

n.(名词)

1. [C]严峻的考验；苦难的经历 a difficult or painful experience

Noun:

1. a severe or trying experience

2. a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

1.煎熬；磨难；折磨
If you describe an experience or situation as anordeal, you think it is difficult and unpleasant.

e.g. ...the painfulordeal of the last eight months...
过去8个月的痛苦煎熬
e.g. She described her agonisingordeal.
她描述了自己备受折磨的苦难经历。

1. 考验：这部影片在某方面稍有不足之处,如关於<>女主角拉芙莱丝(Linda Lovelace)从色情片女演员转变成反色情女权运动者再回转成<>(PlayBoy)杂志模特儿的过程,以及对她所撰写的那本自传<>(ordeal)著墨不多.

2. 严峻的考验：Ballistic Missile Test:弹道导弹试验 |ordeal:严峻的考验 | Kidnapper:拐子、绑匪

1. Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.
   在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

• I kept dreading the ordeal of standing on the stage of Festival Hall.

  出自：N. Sedaka

• The freezing journey home at night..had been one of his worst ordeals.

  出自：M. Moorcock

Through this ordeal Heng lay stiff and silent.

在这个严酷的考验中，恒一直僵硬地躺着，默不作声。

Once there we saw that the ordeal must have been great.

从前我们觉得严酷的考验一定是很伟大的。

I'd hate to go through such a terrible ordeal again.

我不想再受这种痛苦的经验。

Excessive choices quickly stop being a benefit and become an ordeal.

过多的选择很快就丧失了它的优势，而成为一种痛苦的经验。

They are to be spared the ordeal of giving evidence in court.

他们将免受出庭作证的难堪。

The hostages spoke openly about the terrible ordeal they had been through.

人质公开陈述了他们所遭受的非人的折磨。

The interview was less of an ordeal than she'd expected.

面试并非如她想象的那样可怕。

...the painful ordeal of the last eight months...

过去8个月的痛苦煎熬

She described her agonising ordeal.

她描述了自己备受折磨的苦难经历。

Klein in Brazil sick Cross also experienced the ordeal.

克莱在巴西贫病交加,也历尽磨难.

I was lightheaded, glad my ordeal was over.

我高兴得轻飘飘地,总算熬到头了.

They have tried to take it as an ordeal of ours.

他们想把这个当作我们的灾难.

This sounds like an ordeal.

这听起来像是个痛苦的折磨.

The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.

德性的磨炼是抵制罪恶的诱惑.

The parents went through a terrible ordeal when their child kidnapped.

当孩子遭到绑架时,父母亲经受了一次可怕的“折磨”.

The ordeal ended with five of the eight terrorists dead, along with all nine hostages.

这次事件的最终结果是八名恐怖主义分子中有五人死亡, 所有九名人质都被杀害.

She talked composedly to reporters about her terrible ordeal.

她沉着地向记者谈了自己可怕的经历.

She maintained her equanimity throughout her long ordeal.

她在长期的苦难中心情一直都很平静.

Waiting in line for food or drink was not an ordeal.

为食物或饮料在线等待不是折磨.

He was happy to know that she was alive and none the worse for her ordeal.

他很高兴知道她仍然活着,并且那些痛苦的经历并没有伤害到她.

She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.

在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常.

Having a helper definitely makes the ordeal more manageable _ and enjoyable.

难度等级的设计也不是很合理.

Seated beside him, I bore the ordeal for two hours.

我坐在他旁边, 苦苦熬了两个钟头.

Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.

在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难.

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。

He spoke frankly about the ordeal.

他直率地讲出了苦难的经历。

They are to be spared the ordeal of giving evidence in court.

他们将免受出庭作证的难堪。

The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.

痛苦的经历损害了她的身心健康。

The hostages emerged from their ordeal unscathed .

各人质历尽磨难后安然生还。

She wouldn't want to put them through the ordeal of a huge ceremony.

她不想让他们参加大型仪式受罪。

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。

Mrs Kerr was too upset to take part in a reconstruction of her ordeal.

克尔夫人受惊过度，不堪再参与自己所受折磨的场景重现。

The experience was a detestable ordeal, and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again.

那次经历是一次令人厌恶的煎熬，使得他放弃了任何再当导演的想法。

She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the ordeal.

她保持着冷静与克制，努力使自己走出了这次痛苦的经历。