tortuous
tortuous
英[ˈtɔ:tʃuəs]美[ˈtɔrtʃuəs]
adj.扭曲的，弯曲的，曲折的，不正派的，不正当的，转弯抹角的；
副词：tortuously;
例句
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。
We have travelled a tortuous road.我们走过了曲折的道路。
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.
the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程
Gunmetal sheen of sundown bathes craggy terrain where the Rio Grande cuts a tortuous path.崎岖的山体被蜿蜒的里约格兰地河切断,在夕阳下呈现出暗灰色光泽.
Border line heart size and tortuous aorta Lt pleural effusion is found.心脏边缘及主动脉弓处有肋膜积水的情形.
The parties must now go through the tortuous process of picking their candidates.各**现在必须进行挑选各自候选人这一迂回复杂的程序。
...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
The only road access is a tortuous mountain route.唯一的陆路通道是一条蜿蜒的山道。
...a tortuous eight-hour coach ride around 1,200 bends of rough terrain.在崎岖不平的地势上拐了 1,200 个弯、长达 8 小时的冗长的长途汽车旅行
同义词
tortuous的同义词之：
roundaboutcrooked柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
曲折的;弯弯曲曲的
A tortuous road is full of bends and twists.
例句
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
A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and complicated.
例句
...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The parties must now go through the tortuous process of picking their candidates.各**现在必须进行挑选各自候选人这一迂回复杂的程序。英汉词典释义
adj.
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。(指*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。<植>扭曲的
阴险的
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. highly involved or intricate;
"the Byzantine tax structure""convoluted legal language""convoluted reasoning""intricate needlework""an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology""the plot was too involved""a knotty problem""got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering""Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott"tortuous legal procedures""tortuous negotiations lasting for months"2. marked by repeated turns and bends;
"a tortuous road up the mountain""winding roads are full of surprises""had to steer the car down a twisty track"3. not straightforward;
"his tortuous reasoning"行业词典
医学： 迂曲的，弯曲的；
