harrowing

• adj. 痛心的；悲慘的
• v. 使痛苦（harrow的ing形式）；開拓
• n. (Harrowing)人名；(英)哈羅因

來自harrow,靶，耙地。引申詞義傷口上撒鹽的，令人傷心的，最早來自17世紀莎士比亞的使用。

harrowing (adj.)

"extremely distressing, painful," 1799 (implied in harrowingly), from present participle of harrow (v.).

1. Last night's harrowing television pictures plumbed new depths of depravity.

昨晚觸目驚心的電視畫麵墮落到了新低。

來自柯林斯例句

2. "Rid Of Me" is harrowing, uneasy listening.

《棄我而去》這首歌非常傷感，聽起來很晦澀。

來自柯林斯例句

3. You've had a harrowing time this past month.

過去的這個月你過得太痛苦了。

來自柯林斯例句

4. She told us a harrowing tale of misfortunes.

她告訴我們一個悲慘的故事.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.

那次船難是一個慘痛的經曆.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》