tortuous

英 [ˈtɔːtʃuəs]

美 [ˈtɔːrtʃuəs]

adj.  拐弯抹角的; 含混不清的; 冗长费解的; 弯弯曲曲的; 逶迤的; 蜿蜒的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 拐弯抹角的；含混不清的；冗长费解的
  not simple and direct; long, complicated and difficult to understand
  1. tortuous language
     含混不清的语言
  2. the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace
     漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程
• 弯弯曲曲的；逶迤的；蜿蜒的
  full of bends

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 曲折的;弯弯曲曲的
  Atortuousroad is full of bends and twists.
  1. The only road access is a tortuous mountain route.
     唯一的陆路通道是一条蜿蜒的山道。
• ADJ-GRADED 转弯抹角的;绕圈子的;迂回复杂的
  Atortuousprocess or piece of writing is very long and complicated.
  1. ...these long and tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the conflict...
     旨在结束冲突的漫长而曲折的谈判
  2. The parties must now go through the tortuous process of picking their candidates.
     各政党现在必须进行挑选各自候选人这一迂回复杂的程序。

双语例句

• But the negotiations proved long and tortuous.
  但谈判还是转弯抹角地拖了很久。
• Dialectical contradictions concept is the core content of dialectical materialism and dialectical contradiction to the concept of china's socialist period interpretation and application will undergo a tortuous process of development.
  摘要辩证矛盾观是唯物辩证法的核心内容，而我国社会主义时期对辩证矛盾观的解读和运用则经历了一个曲折的发展过程。
• History follows a tortuous course.
  历史的进程是曲折的。
• Maze is the rotating and fixed by the seal of the gaps between the composition is tortuous.
  迷宫是指由旋转的和固定的密封件之间构成的隙缝是曲折的。
• Development of the modern Chinese dance has followed a long and tortuous road.
  现代舞在中国有着宽泛的定义和曲折的发展过程。
• But even securing that agreement has been a tortuous process.
  但签下这项协议本身就曾是个曲折过程。
• The Chinese revolution has followed a long and tortuous course.
  中国革命走过了漫长而曲折的道路。
• There are three main reasons that can account for the tortuous experience of his thoughts in practice.
  这些思想的实施所经历的曲折，有三个主要原因。
• We still have a long and tortuous road to travel.
  我们还要走一条漫长而曲折的过路。
• China information industry has followed a long and tortuous course in its development process.
  中国信息产业的发展，走过一个漫长而曲折的历程。