tribulation

英 [ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃn]

n.  忧患; 苦难; 磨难; 痛苦

复数：tribulations　

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BNC.18974 / COCA.17114

牛津词典

noun

• 忧患；苦难；磨难；痛苦
  great trouble or suffering
  1. the tribulations of modern life
     现代生活的苦恼

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 艰难;苦难;磨难
  You can refer to the suffering or difficulty that you experience in a particular situation astribulations.
  1. ...the trials and tribulations of everyday life.
     日常生活的磨炼与艰难

英英释义

noun

• an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
  1. his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him
  2. life is full of tribulations
  3. a visitation of the plague
  Synonym:trialvisitation

双语例句

• But the hard journey was nothing, compared with the tribulation and distress that came after it.
  虽然这段路途非常艰辛，但是比起后来所经受的种种痛苦和折磨却算不了什么。
• Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
  我大大的放胆、向你们说话.我因你们多多夸口、满得安慰.我们在一切患难中分外的快乐。
• Yes, they just walk out the chaos caused by war and tribulation from the Iraq.
  是的，他们刚刚从苦难战乱的伊拉克走居尔来到友善的北京。
• Force Originates from Tribulation& the Esthetic Characteristics of Niu Han's Poems
  从苦难中升起力量&论牛汉诗歌的美学特征
• Jane Eyre and Rochester eventually got into marriage hall hand in hand after tribulation in their love;
  简。爱和罗切斯特在相识相恋历经重重磨难之后，最终牵手走进婚姻的殿堂；
• Even at this point in our awful tribulation under the German scourge we were quite friendly.
  此刻，即便是处在德军蹂躏的极端痛苦中，我们仍然是十分友好的。
• But we must buoy up, is enduring the tribulation, goes forward unceasingly.
  但我们必须重新振作起来，忍受着磨难，不断前进。
• I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty,( but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
  我知你所做的。知你的苦难、你的贫困（但你是富裕的），也知那些自称是犹太人实则是撒旦追随者的是如何渎神的。
• Certainly, I give diplomatic recognition to, this accepts also coming being a still more young child for dodging this experience about tribulation, our to have to make compromise.
  当然我承认，这是为了让更多年轻的孩子也来接受这种关于磨难的经历，我不得不作出妥协。
• The scribes tell us that Nicholas's prayers and leadership during the great tribulation led many to become Christians.
  据史书记载，尼古拉在受难期间的祈祷和领导让很多人皈依成为基督教徒。