tortuous

音标发音

• 英式音标 ['tɔːtʃʊəs; -jʊəs]
• 美式音标 [ˈtɔːr.tʃu.əs]
• 国际音标 ['tɔ:tjuəs, -tʃu-]
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基本解释

• adj. 拐弯抹角的；冗长费解的；弯弯曲曲的，曲折的

词根记忆

• tort(弯曲) + uous→弯弯曲曲的
• tort(弯曲) + uous→弯曲的→曲折的

同根派生

• adv性质的同根词

  tortuously：弯曲地；欺骗地；居心叵测地；转弯抹角地。

• n性质的同根词

  tortuosity：曲折；弯曲度；迂回曲折。

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英汉例句

• The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
  洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。
• the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace
  漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程
• 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
• The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
  洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。

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词组短语

短语

• tortuous Liability 侵权责任
• tortuous s 弯曲的;弯弯曲曲的
• Tortuous Path 弯路;曲径
• tortuous history 曲折历史
• tortuous sideburns 曲鬓

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• with many turns and changes of direction; not direct or simple

柯林斯英英字典

• A tortuous road is full of bends and twists.
• A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and complicated.

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专业释义

医药科学

• 扭曲

  Pressure drop of blood pressure increased, pre-tortuosity flow velocity speeded, post-tortuosity flow rate decreased obviously when the angle of tortuous elongated artery was less than 30°.
  后压降明显增加，扭曲前流速明显加快，扭曲后血流量明显下降。