purgatory
英 [ˈpɜ:gətri] 美 [ˈpɜrgətɔri]

n.

炼狱；（在炼狱中的）涤罪；暂时受苦的地方；暂时的苦难

adj.

净化的，清洗的；

变形

复数：purgatories

英英释义

purgatory[ 'pə:ɡətəri ]

• n.
  • a temporary condition of torment or suffering

    "a purgatory of drug abuse"

  • (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.
   如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。
2. But a funny thing happened to the Lakers on their way to purgatory.
   但是在湖人炼狱的路上发生了一件有趣的事。
3. It functions as a sort of mid-life purgatory for hopeless souls on Earth.
   它的职能作为一种中年炼狱为无可救药的灵魂在地球上。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.
   如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。

权威例句

The birth of purgatory
French DNA: Trouble in Purgatory
French DNA: Trouble in Purgatory
p97: The Cell's Molecular Purgatory?
French DNA: Trouble in Purgatory (review)
Christmas in purgatory : a photographic essay on mental retardation
To Purgatory and Beyond: When and How Should the Accession Countries from Central and Eastern Europe Become Full Members of EMU?
Protein quantitation through targeted mass spectrometry: the way out of biomarker purgatory?
Opportunity Mars Rover mission: Overview and selected results from Purgatory ripple to traverses to Endeavour crater
System and method for asynchronous mirroring of snapshots at a destination using a purgatory directory and inode mapping