tortuous 的定义
- full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
- not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; circuitous: tortuous negotiations lasting for months.
- deceitfully indirect or morally crooked, as proceedings, methods, or policy; devious.
tortuous 近义词
very twisted
complicated
更多tortuous例句
- Further study of their chemistry revealed a tortuous journey that included several phases of cooling, crystalizing, heating, and remelting.
- Wicker’s tortuous justification reflects the difficulty Republicans are having in finding a message to counter the popularity of the legislation.
- All of the various things I do I love doing, and occasionally I find them tortuous.
- In 2011, after tortuous negotiations, a deal was struck for $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years.
- So why take the tortuous and offensive back-door route to appreciating Wharton?
- The Quetta Shura official says the negotiations with the French were tortuous.
- Now, negotiations will be much slower and more tortuous, but likely will begin before 2010.
- Long, tortuous lines of light showed immense numbers of large fish darting about as if in consternation.
- It is in threading these tortuous windings that many a fearless venturer has lost foot-hold and been utterly cast away.
- A magnificent view is had from Sparrow Hill; the ascent is made by a steep and tortuous road.
- The river gradually became narrower and more tortuous as we approached its head waters.
- This defile was extremely tortuous, and was never without water even in the low tides.