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

For many adopted children finding their natural mother can be a particularly tortuous process.
对许多被收养的孩子来说，找到他们的亲生母亲会是一个特别曲折复杂的过程。
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。
The Lot river follows a winding and tortuous course.
洛特河的河道蜿蜒曲折。
Like every other activity in the world, revolution always follows a tortuous road and never a straight one.
革命的道路，同世界上一切事物活动的道路一样，总是曲折的，不是笔直的。
But the negotiations proved long and tortuous.
但谈判还是转弯抹角地拖了很久。
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。
We have travelled a tortuous road.
我们走过了曲折的道路。
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。
The directive policy of economic construction in this ten years is so tortuous due to subjective and objective factors.
这十年经济建设指导方针之所以有如此的曲折，是由主客观两方面因素造成的。
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。