purgatory hard circumstances abyss of sufferings or misery
Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
祷告词是为炼狱中的灵魂念的。
—— 柯林斯例句Holidays can be horrendous. All right, I´ll rephrase that. The first few days are invariably hell.
假期可能会糟糕透顶。好吧,让我换一种说法。最初的几天总是如同炼狱。
—— 柯林斯例句The inferno spewed a deadly plume of radioactive isotopes into the atmosphere.
这个象炼狱般的地方将一缕致死的放射性同位素喷入大气层。
—— 辞典例句And there is the dread of the unknown, above all , the awful fear of hellfire.
而且还有对未知的恐惧; 尤其是对于炼狱的惧怕。
—— 辞典例句Marriage , with peace, is this world´s paradise; with strife, this life´s purgatory.
和睦的婚姻, 是这个世界的乐园; 对抗的婚姻, 是这个世界的炼狱。
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