harrowing

英 [ˈhærəʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈhæroʊɪŋ]

adj.  令人肠断的; 使人十分难过的; 恐怖的
v.  耙地; 折磨，使苦恼
harrow的现在分词

现在分词：harrowing　

GRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.19345 / COCA.17151

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人肠断的；使人十分难过的；恐怖的
  very shocking or frightening and making you feel very upset

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 折磨人的;烦人的;令人无比痛苦的
  Aharrowingexperience is extremely upsetting or disturbing.
  1. You've had a harrowing time this past month.
     过去的这个月你过得太痛苦了。
  2. ...harrowing pictures of the children who had been murdered.
     被杀儿童的那些令人肝肠寸断的照片

英英释义

adj

• extremely painful
  Synonym:agonizingagonisingexcruciatingtorturingtorturoustorturesome

双语例句

• Here, Rice describes the events of that harrowing day – and the tumultuous days after.
  在本书中，赖斯描述了那可怕的一天以及其后动荡的日子里所发生的事情。
• Though cancer can be a harrowing ordeal, a growing body of research suggests that the disease can also change people's lives for the better.
  虽然癌症是一个是令人痛苦的经历，在收集大量的研究中，癌症的疾病也可能会使人的生活更加美好。
• The bumpy and harrowing road is the one where we try to will ourselves into greater awareness.
  如果是为了获得更强的洞察力，那么你所面对的会是条崎岖不平、充满痛苦的道路；
• And it was a harrowing ordeal for this week-old puppy.
  对这个一周大的小狗来说，这是一个悲惨的经历。
• As I sat down, however, Riley recounted a harrowing tale.
  可当我坐下的时候Riley却讲起了一个令人心烦的故事。
• The harrowing episode fortified her resolve to protest against such injustices.
  这一痛心事件坚定了她要对这类不公正现象进行抗议的决心。
• We had a pretty harrowing trip here.
  我们在这儿经历了一次痛苦的旅行。
• My fears, though, have only been further confirmed by a harrowing series in the New York Times called'Driven to Distraction'about the dangers of using cellphones and of texting while driving.
  《纽约时报》（NewYorkTimes）刊登了一个悲惨的系列报导，名为“开车怎能不分心”，内容是关于开车时打手机或发短信的危险。这个报导进一步强化了我的担忧情绪。
• 'Rid Of Me' is harrowing, uneasy listening
  《弃我而去》这首歌非常伤感，听起来很晦涩。
• The most urgent and harrowing housing needs have remained much the same over the last two centuries.
  最为紧迫和苦恼的住房需要两个世纪以来几乎景况依然。