ordeal
noun [ C ] uk/ɔːˈdɪəl/ us/ɔːrˈdɪəl/
C2 磨难；苦难；严峻考验；煎熬
a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience
The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building. 士兵们突袭那栋大楼后，人质们的苦难终于结束了。
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- She looked pale and drawn after her ordeal.
- He made little of his ordeal.
- I'm sorry to put you through this ordeal.
- The love of my family and friends sustained me through my ordeal.
- Throughout the ordeal of her husband's funeral, she was a model of self-control .
- Fifty people were accused of stealing the king's deer, and required to prove their innocence by undergoing the ordeal of hot iron.