tortuous

[US]/ˈtɔːtʃuəs/
[UK]/ˈtɔːrtʃuəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 彎曲的; 不直接闡明的; 含混不清的; 扭曲的; 陰險的

Phrases & Collocations

tortuous road

曲折的道路

tortuous reasoning

曲折的推理

tortuous path

曲折的路徑

Example Sentences

a tortuous plot; tortuous reasoning.

變化多端的情節;曲折推理

a tortuous road through the mountains.

山中的一條蜿蜒的道路

I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.

我給一些無名雜誌寫一些拐彎抹角的文章。

the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast.

這條路沿着海岸線曲折延伸。

they laboured up a steep, tortuous track.

他們順着陡峭、曲折的小路費力地前進。

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

儘管鬥爭道路是曲折的,我們的前途是光明的。

They climbed along the tortuous mountain trail.

他們沿着崎嶇的山路攀登。

We have travelled a tortuous road.

我們走過了曲折的道路。

They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.

他們步行穿過老城區中心彎彎曲曲的街道。

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?

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