tortuous

英 [ˈtɔːtʃuəs]

美 [ˈtɔːrtʃuəs]

adj.  拐弯抹角的; 含混不清的; 冗长费解的; 弯弯曲曲的; 逶迤的; 蜿蜒的

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Collins.1 / BNC.18416 / COCA.20769

牛津词典

adj.

• 拐弯抹角的；含混不清的；冗长费解的
  not simple and direct; long, complicated and difficult to understand
  1. tortuous language
     含混不清的语言
  2. the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace
     漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程
• 弯弯曲曲的；逶迤的；蜿蜒的
  full of bends

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 曲折的;弯弯曲曲的
  Atortuousroad is full of bends and twists.
  1. The only road access is a tortuous mountain route.
     唯一的陆路通道是一条蜿蜒的山道。
• ADJ-GRADED 转弯抹角的;绕圈子的;迂回复杂的
  Atortuousprocess or piece of writing is very long and complicated.
  1. ...these long and tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the conflict...
     旨在结束冲突的漫长而曲折的谈判
  2. The parties must now go through the tortuous process of picking their candidates.
     各政党现在必须进行挑选各自候选人这一迂回复杂的程序。

双语例句

• But the negotiations proved long and tortuous.
  但谈判还是转弯抹角地拖了很久。
• During that time China has followed a tortuous road with alternating periods of smooth development and setbacks.
  这中间，中国走的道路很曲折，有顺利发展的时期，也有遭受挫折的时期。
• The parties must now go through the tortuous process of picking their candidates.
  各政党现在必须进行挑选各自候选人这一迂回复杂的程序。
• The Chinese revolution has followed a long and tortuous course.
  中国革命走过了漫长而曲折的道路。
• Development of the modern Chinese dance has followed a long and tortuous road.
  现代舞在中国有着宽泛的定义和曲折的发展过程。
• The insurrection had made of the centre of Paris a sort of inextricable, tortuous, colossal citadel.
  那次的起义把巴黎的中心地带变成了一种曲折错乱、叫人摸不清道路的巨大寨子。
• Dialectical contradictions concept is the core content of dialectical materialism and dialectical contradiction to the concept of china's socialist period interpretation and application will undergo a tortuous process of development.
  摘要辩证矛盾观是唯物辩证法的核心内容，而我国社会主义时期对辩证矛盾观的解读和运用则经历了一个曲折的发展过程。
• The directive policy of economic construction in this ten years is so tortuous due to subjective and objective factors.
  这十年经济建设指导方针之所以有如此的曲折，是由主客观两方面因素造成的。
• Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.
  人生即是一段艰难曲折的旅程./人生无坦途。
• SJM's road to market has been a long and tortuous one, dogged by bad luck and controversy.
  澳博的上市之路漫长而曲折，厄运和争议始终紧紧相随。