purgatory

[美國]/ˈpɜːɡətri/
[英國]/ˈpɜːrɡətɔːri/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 煉獄, 滌罪暫時受苦的地方
adj. 淨化的, 清洗的
Word Forms

例句

a purgatory of drug abuse.

濫用毒品而引起的痛苦

infernal punishments are purgatory and medicinal.

地獄的懲罰既有滌罪又有藥到病除的作用。

this was purgatory, worse than anything she'd faced in her life.

這是她有生以來碰到的最糟糕的精神折磨。

She felt like she was in purgatory while waiting for the test results.

她感覺就像是在等待考試結果的煉獄中。

The endless paperwork felt like a purgatory of bureaucracy.

那些無休止的文件工作感覺就像是官僚主義的煉獄。

He described his job as a purgatory of mind-numbing tasks.

他把他的工作描述爲一種令人心煩意亂的煉獄。

The crowded subway during rush hour felt like purgatory.

高峰時段擁擠的地鐵就像是煉獄一樣。

She considered the waiting room at the doctor's office to be a purgatory of uncertainty.

她認爲醫生診所的候診室是一種充滿不確定性的煉獄。

The never-ending meetings were a purgatory for the employees.

無休止的會議對員工來說是一種煉獄。

The traffic jam on the highway felt like purgatory for the stranded drivers.

高速公路上的交通擁堵對被困的司機來說就像是煉獄。

The long line at the airport security checkpoint was a purgatory for travelers.

機場安檢口的長隊對旅行者來說是一種煉獄。

Being stuck in an elevator for hours felt like purgatory to the claustrophobic woman.

在電梯裏被困數小時對患幽閉恐懼症的女士來說感覺就像是煉獄。

The repetitive tasks at work were a purgatory of monotony.

工作中的重複任務是一種單調乏味的煉獄。

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