tortuous
英 [ˈtɔ:tʃuəs]美 [ˈtɔrtʃuəs]
tortuous意思解释
adj.扭曲的，弯曲的；曲折的；不正派的，不正当的；转弯抹角的 英英释义 tortuous[ \'tɔ:tjuəs, -tʃu-
tortuous读音音标
英 [ˈtɔ:tʃuəs]
美 [ˈtɔrtʃuəs]
tortuous意思解释
adj.
扭曲的，弯曲的；
曲折的；
不正派的，不正当的；
转弯抹角的
英英释义
tortuous[ \'tɔ:tjuəs, -tʃu- ]
adj.
highly complex or intricate
\"tortuous legal procedures\"; \"tortuous negotiations lasting for months\"
同义词：Byzantineconvolutedinvolvedknottytangled
marked by repeated turns and bends
\"a tortuous road up the mountain\"
同义词：twistingtwistywindingvoluminous
not straightforward
\"his tortuous reasoning\"
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)It took all he could do to keep his cart from going over in the tortuous mountain trails.他竭尽全力才算保住大车，没有在曲曲弯弯的山路上翻倒。History follows a tortuous course.历史是循着一条曲折的道路发展的。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。But the negotiations proved long and tortuous.但谈判还是转弯抹角地拖了很久。Never mind the tortuous explanation;tell me in plain English, are you coming or not?别转弯抹角地解释了，直率地告诉我，你来不来?
