tribulation

英 [ˌtrɪbju'leɪʃn] 美 [ˌtrɪbju'leɪʃn]

• n. 苦难；灾难

英英释义

Noun:

1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;

   "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"
   "life is full of tribulations"
   "a visitation of the plague"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He bore his tribulations bravely.
   他勇敢地忍受着困苦。
2. After many trial and tribulation, we finally reach our destination.
   经过了许多考验和磨难之后,我们终於到达了目的地。

经典引文

• That..depressed the matriarch more than all her other tribulations combined.

  出自： A. Maupin

近反义词

【近义词】

• trial 审讯
• nightmare 恶梦
• weight 重量
• grief 悲痛
• oppression 压抑
• misfortune 不幸
• suffering 痛苦
• ordeal 严酷的考验
• distress 不幸
• difficulty 困难
• trouble 困难
• problem 问题
• hardship 艰难
• misery 痛苦
• pain 痛苦
• affliction 痛苦
• visitation 访问