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单词 ordeal
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ordeal
noun[C]
uk
/ɔːˈdɪəl/us
/ɔːrˈdɪəl/
C2
a veryunpleasantandpainfulordifficultexperience:
磨难；苦难；严峻考验；煎熬
Thehostages' ordeal came to an end whensoldiersstormedthebuilding.士兵们突袭那栋大楼后，人质们的苦难终于结束了。
in the past, a way oftryingtofindout if someone isguiltyorinnocentby making themsufferextremepain. If they did notdie, this wasconsideredprooffromGodthat they wereinnocent:
Prior to the twelfthcenturythejudicialordeal was apervasivemodeofproof.
When hedeclinedtotestthevalidityof hisapocalypticprophecieswith an ordealbyfire, he wasarrestedandhanged.
More examples
  • Shelookedpaleanddrawnafter her ordeal.
  • He made little of his ordeal.
  • I'msorryto put you through this ordeal.
  • Theloveof myfamilyandfriendssustainedme through my ordeal.
  • Throughout the ordeal of her husband'sfuneral, she was amodelofself-control.
  • Fiftypeoplewereaccusedofstealingthe king'sdeer, andrequiredtoprovetheirinnocencebyundergoingthe ordeal ofhotiron.
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(Definition ofordealfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
ordeal
noun[C]
uk
/ɔːˈdɪəl/us
/ɔːrˈdɪəl/
C2
a veryunpleasantandpainfulordifficultexperience
磨难；苦难；严峻考验；煎熬
Thehostages' ordeal came to an end whensoldiersstormedthebuilding.士兵们突袭那栋大楼后，人质们的苦难终于结束了。
More examples
  • Shelookedpaleanddrawnafter her ordeal.
  • He made little of his ordeal.
  • I'msorryto put you through this ordeal.
  • Theloveof myfamilyandfriendssustainedme through my ordeal.
  • Throughout the ordeal of her husband'sfuneral,MrsHolmes was amodelofdeportment.

ordeal| American Dictionary

ordeal
noun[C]
us
/ɔrˈdil,-di·əl/
anexperiencethat is verypainful,difficult, ortiring:
Her seven-monthstayin thehospitalwasquitean ordeal.
(Definition ofordealfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofordeal

ordeal
It has survived its ordeals and come a long way.
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A comprehensive assessment of the repressive force of the law of libel must take these ordeals into account.
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Thus, frightening and physically painful ordeals, such as those endured in rites of passage, will impact memory and belief.
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Theordealcarried no association of degradation despite its often painful nature.
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But only divine power could explain her triumph in this ultimateordeal.
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But it has safely survived theordealof renewing subscriptions.
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Once the champion had ritually offered his body as the vehicle for truth, theordealwas expected to work.
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It took herculean efforts to survive theordealof fighting in such inhospitable space.
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Disputed accusations of witchcraft could only be settled byordealand always resulted in enslavement.
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But still the overwhelming majority of ordeals used the human body in a manner that tested also its pain endurance.
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From this perspective, ritual specialists who found judicial evidence in the suspect's body throughordealor autopsy illustrated the monstrous, regressive state of local politics.
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Tamino awaits the last difficult trial, anordealthat must be overcome.
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Even defendants who were ultimately acquitted had to pass through ordeals of legal intimidation that often left mental and financial scars.
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To reflect pregnancy and childbirth, the simile would have to include an additional and more traumaticordealat the end of the nine months.
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Determining her motif, she determines the nature of her trial, anordealby battle.
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