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今天我们要学的词是 ordeal¹. Ordeal 折磨，痛苦经历。A western couple and their three kids were rescued after a five-year ordeal as Taliban prisoners. 西方国家的一对夫妇被塔利班关押五年后，和他们的三个孩子一起获得营救。A battlefield photographer who was kidnapped in Syria in 2013 recounted his 81-day ordeal in his new book. 一个战地摄影师发表新书，讲述了他2013年在叙利亚被绑架后81天的痛苦经历。好的，我们今天学习的词是ordeal, ordeal, ordeal ...
 

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n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。