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Harrowing Shark Experience Describe Disturbing 英 Hærəʊɪŋ] 美 Hæroʊɪŋ

英语单词 harrowing
英美音标 英 ['hærəʊɪŋ] 美 ['hæroʊɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.悲痛的;难受的
动词harrow的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) This ground harrows well.
(2) The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.
中文例句 (1) 这块地很好耙。
(2) 那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。
vocabulary简明 Being attacked by a hungry shark or being chased by an unruly mob on the streets can be described as harrowing, which means "provoking feelings of fear or horror."
vocabulary扩展 The adjective harrowing is often used to describe a firsthand experience that is terrifying, such as a harrowing drive home in icy weather, but it can also refer to a secondhand experience, such as reading or watching something that is very frightening or disturbing. If you read someone’s account of being shipwrecked in Antarctica, you might describe that as a harrowing story. A harrowing experience typically unfolds over a period of time. For example, if you bump into a shark while swimming, that’s merely scary. If the shark attacks you, then it becomes a harrowing ordeal.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]折磨人的;烦人的;令人无比痛苦的 A harrowing experience is extremely upsetting or disturbing.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • You've had a harrowing time this past month.

    过去的这个月你过得太痛苦了。

  • ...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

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