But for some people, the idea of a silent walk might seem torturous.

对一些人来说，静默散步可能看起来是一种折磨。

But on the other hand, when I wanted some quiet time, and people kept talking and laughing aloud, it was torturous.

是从另一方面讲，我想一个人安静一下的时候，周围总有人在大声说，或是笑得很大声，这简直就是折磨。

He notoriously delivered torturous punishments onto his enemies.

众所周知，对敌人施以酷刑。

But on-off fasting eating has got to be just torturous.

是断断续续的禁食必须只是折磨。

It can be lethal and torturous as well as a heady thrill.

它可能是致命的、折磨人的，也可能是令人兴的刺激。

We can only watch, complicit, which can make for a pretty torturous viewing experience.

我们只能看着，同谋，这会带来相当痛苦的观看体验。

And there's a lesson to be learned from the pandemic's slow and torturous non-ending.

从大流行病缓慢而痛苦的无休止过程中可以吸取教训。

Is it a joyful story of how it's made, or is it a torturous one?

这是一个关于它是如何制作的快乐故事， 还是一个痛苦的故事？

(Madhumita Murgia laughs) That's why he chose to put the cat in this torturous device.

（Madhumita Murgia 笑）这就是为什择把猫放在这个折磨人的装置里。

Other than being new to portland, all they seem to have shared was a torturous death.

除了都是初到波特兰 还有就是全遭折磨致死。

His expression became awed, almost reverent. I can't adequately describe the struggle; it took Carlisle two centuries of torturous effort to perfect his self-control.

”的神情变得敬畏，几近虔诚。“我无法恰当地描述这种挣扎。卡莱尔经过了两个世纪的痛苦的努力才完善了的自我控制。

World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday as the month-long football showpiece finally got under way after a torturous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field controversies.

始终面临球场外争议的卡塔尔为世界杯进行了长达12年的痛苦准备，周日，本次世界杯终于在卡塔尔拉开帷幕，长达一个月的足球盛会就此开启。

In Africa and India, most describe them as voices of family members or spirits, but most Americans say that they hear violent, torturous, and hateful yelling from strangers.

在非洲和印度，大多数患者声称们听到了家庭成员或鬼魂的声音，大多数美国患者说们听到了来自陌生人的暴力，折磨和仇恨的喊叫。

The Shanghai Composite, a benchmark stock index, is down by about 5% compared with a year ago, when the memory of Shanghai's torturous lockdown was still fresh.

基准股指上证综合指数较去年同期下跌约5%，当时上海的痛苦封城记忆犹新。