ordeal

ordealordealD.J.:[ɔ:ˈdi:l]K.K.:[ɔrˈdil]n.1.■严峻的考验; 苦难的经历Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

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ordeal[ɔ:'di:l; 'ɔ:di:l]n.1.■严峻考验，苦难的经历，折磨2.■【历史】神明裁判，神判 (以火水等危险判定其是否有罪的原始方法)

ordealordeal[ɔ:ˈdi:l, -ˈdi:əl]n.1.■(人格, 忍耐力等的)严峻的考验; 痛苦的经验, 折磨2.■(古代条顿民族间所行的)神裁法; 试罪法the ordeal of being shipwrecked遭受海难的痛苦经历trial by ordeal神裁法