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　

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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

• Miami Herald photographer Patrick Farrell captured the harrowing images of the victims of Haiti in 2008.
  迈阿密先驱报摄影师帕特里克·法雷尔拍摄了2008年海地人民遭受苦难的照片。
• The film accompanies the men on their harrowing [ 3] search, as they increasingly question their mission.
  影片一直围绕着这队人悲惨的搜寻过程，他们对任务越来越怀疑。
• This can be a harrowing example.
  这就可以是一个另人伤心的例子。
• The question took Carr back to a harrowing moment.
  这个问题让卡尔想起了一个痛心的时刻。
• 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。
• Relief workers are hearing harrowing stories of mothers who had to abandon their weakest child on the long track to get here from Somalia.
  救援工作者听到了许多悲惨的故事，例如，母亲从索马里来这里的途中不得不遗弃最虚弱的孩子。
• A harrowing competition is underway in England, with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives at stake.
  现在英国正在举行一场令人痛苦的比赛，数十亿美元的财产和上百条生命都因此而受到威胁。
• 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。
• You've had a harrowing time this past month.
  过去的这个月你过得太痛苦了。
• 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。