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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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

• And yet I couldn't believe that they would choose this occasion for a scene& especially for the rather harrowing scene that Gatsby had outlined in the garden.
  然而我却不能相信他们竟然会选这样一个场合来大闹一场尤其是盖茨比早先在花园里所提出的那种令人难堪的场面。
• 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。
• During a recent interview in his West Village townhouse, Mr. Chou recounted many harrowing war stories.
  最近周在西村的家中接受了访谈，详细回忆了很多悲惨的战争故事。
• 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。
• 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。
• To my great harrowing, my son always called me'uncle'after my returning home for two months.
  令我十分痛心的是，在我回家的两个月内，他一直叫我‘叔叔’。
• Last night's news contained some harrowing famine reports.
  昨晚的新闻中有一些令人痛苦的饥荒的报道。
• Or a condition specific to people who were traumatized as children or survived some harrowing event.
  或者只限于在童年受过创伤、经历了某个惨痛事件生还后人们才有的症状。
• I find having a whey protein powder shake will help me on a particularly harrowing day.
  我发现在特别难熬的时候，喝高蛋白奶昔可以提振我的精神。
• Harrowing photographs of skeletal children in the desert.
  显示沙漠地区骨瘦如柴儿童的令人痛心的照片。