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

• 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。
• 'Rid Of Me' is harrowing, uneasy listening
  《弃我而去》这首歌非常伤感，听起来很晦涩。
• My fears, though, have only been further confirmed by a harrowing series in the New York Times called'Driven to Distraction'about the dangers of using cellphones and of texting while driving.
  《纽约时报》（NewYorkTimes）刊登了一个悲惨的系列报导，名为“开车怎能不分心”，内容是关于开车时打手机或发短信的危险。这个报导进一步强化了我的担忧情绪。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 film is deeply harrowing.
  这部电影使人看了很伤心。
• 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 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。