tortuous

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  • adj.拐弯抹角的；含混不清的；冗长费解的；弯弯曲曲的
  • Web曲折的；转弯抹角的；弯曲的

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Tortuous
adj.
1.
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
tortuous language
含混不清的语言
the long, tortuous process of negotiating peace
漫长而曲折的和平谈判过程
2.
弯弯曲曲的；逶迤的；蜿蜒的full of bends

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AllAll,拐弯抹角的拐弯抹角的,含混不清的含混不清的,冗长费解的冗长费解的,弯弯曲曲的弯弯曲曲的,曲折的曲折的,转弯抹角的转弯抹角的,弯曲的弯曲的
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1.
The insurrection had made of the centre of Paris a sort of inextricable , tortuous, colossal citadel.
那次的起义把巴黎的中心地带变成了一种曲折错乱、叫人摸不清道路的巨大寨子。
nà cì de qǐ yì bǎ bā lí de zhōng xīn dì dài biàn chéng le yī zhǒng qū zhé cuò luàn 、 jiào rén mō bù qīng dào lù de jù dà zhài zǐ 。
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2.
Tortuous course, forward embodies the builder to march forward, brave the wind and waves of the sea, and the spirit of the fear.
曲折中前进的航线，体现了造船人勇往直前，乘风破浪的精神，和对海的敬畏。
qū zhé zhōng qián jìn de háng xiàn , tǐ xiàn le zào chuán rén yǒng wǎng zhí qián , chéng fēng pò làng de jīng shén , hé duì hǎi de jìng wèi 。
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3.
Despite tortuous negotiations in the run-up to the meeting, a binding legal agreement on greenhouse-gas emissions will not be struck.
尽管会议预备阶段经过曲折的谈判，但这并不能促进有关温室气体排放的一篮子合法协定的达成。
jǐn guǎn huì yì yù bèi jiē duàn jīng guò qū zhé de tán pàn , dàn zhè bìng bù néng cù jìn yǒu guān wēn shì qì tǐ pái fàng de yī lán zǐ hé fǎ xié dìng de dá chéng 。
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4.
Minders and hosts were swept back into the garden for more photos and a tortuous exchange of views through an interpreter.
随同和东道主匆忙跟着回到花园，大家拍了更多照片，还通过一名口译员艰难地交换看法。
suí tóng hé dōng dào zhǔ cōng máng gēn zhe huí dào huā yuán , dà jiā pāi le gèng duō zhào piàn , hái tōng guò yī míng kǒu yì yuán jiān nán de jiāo huàn kàn fǎ 。
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5.
The heart appeared to BE of aortic type with a tortuous and prolonged aorta. Culture of the sputum showed growth of Streptococcus pneumonia.
心脏呈动脉型，主动脉曲屈延长。痰培养肺炎双球菌生长
xīn zàng chéng dòng mài xíng , zhǔ dòng mài qū qū yán cháng 。 tán péi yǎng fèi yán shuāng qiú jūn shēng zhǎng
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6.
Opening of China's capital markets 'has been a much longer, tortuous process than anyone assumed it would be. '
中国资本市场的开放一直是一个漫长而曲折的过程，这一点和很多人设想的有所不同。
zhōng guó zī běn shì chǎng de kāi fàng yì zhí shì yī gè màn cháng ér qū zhé de guò chéng , zhè yì diǎn hé hěn duō rén shè xiǎng de yǒu suǒ bù tóng 。
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7.
You knew, studies in you has a senior to be able to instruct you is a very happy matter, this can avoid very many tortuous paths.
您知道，在你学习的时候有个前辈能指导你是件很幸福的事，这会避免走很多弯路。
nín zhī dào , zài nǐ xué xí de shí hou yǒu gè qián bèi néng zhǐ dǎo nǐ shì jiàn hěn xìng fú de shì , zhè huì bì miǎn zǒu hěn duō wān lù 。
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8.
Since the inception of China's rural credit cooperatives, it has gone through a difficult and tortuous course of development.
我国的农村信用社自建立以来，经历了一个艰难而又曲折的发展历程。
wǒ guó de nóng cūn xìn yòng shè zì jiàn lì yǐ lái , jīng lì le yī gè jiān nán ér yòu qū zhé de fā zhǎn lì chéng 。
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Our relationship has gone through a tortuous journey, but on the whole, it has been moving forward and made great achievements.
两国关系虽历经风雨曲折，但总体上不断向前发展，取得了巨大成就。
liǎng guó guān xì suī lì jīng fēng yǔ qū zhé , dàn zǒng tǐ shàng bú duàn xiàng qián fā zhǎn , qǔ dé le jù dà chéng jiù 。
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10.
"I am out of here, " said Yuni, a musician in his 20s, as he began the tortuous process of obtaining an exit permit.
“我要离开这里”一名20多岁的音乐家Yuni说，当他开始了取得出境许可的曲折过程。
" wǒ yào lí kāi zhè lǐ " yī míng èr shí duō suì de yīn yuè jiā Yuni shuō , dāng tā kāi shǐ le qǔ de chū jìng xǔ kě de qū zhé guò chéng 。
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