or
deal
复数形式
ordeals
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磨难, 煎熬
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
- Climbing the mountain was an ordeal that tested their physical and mental limits.
攀登那座山是一场磨难，考验了他们的身体和心理极限。
- The ordeal of losing her job was followed by months of uncertainty and struggle.
失去工作的磨难之后是数月的不确定和挣扎。
- The survivors described their ordeal in detail during the interview.
幸存者在采访中详细描述了他们的磨难。
- Battling through the ordeal, she refused to give up despite the challenges.
在磨难中挣扎，尽管面临挑战，她拒绝放弃。
- The long wait at the hospital felt like an unbearable ordeal.
在医院长时间的等待感觉像是一场难以忍受的折磨。
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神判, 神的审判
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
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