tortuous 详细解释

tortuous

['tɔ:tjuəs]

adj.弯曲的, 曲折的, 转弯抹角的

词形变化

副词: tortuously | 名词: tortuousness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

roundabout  crooked  

英英释义

形容词 tortuous:

highly complex or intricate

同义词：Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled

marked by repeated turns and bends

同义词：twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous

not straightforward

补充

tortuoustortuous英:[ˈtɔ:tʃuəs] 美:[ˈtɔrtʃuəs]adj.1.弯弯曲曲的They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯弯曲曲的街道。2.(指政策等)不直接阐明的; 含混不清的I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.我给一些无名杂志写一些拐弯抹角的文章。

例句

1. these long and tortuous negotiations这些漫长曲折的谈判 2. the route is remote and tortuous.道路偏僻而曲折。 3. a tortuous argument.冗长的论证。 4. a tortuous path/route up the mountain蜿蜒的上山小路/道 5. a tortuous argument/explanation冗长复杂的辩论/解释 6. The road winds tortuously up the mountain.这条路弯弯曲曲通向山上。

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