ordeal /ɔ:ˈdi:l/ n.［c］ 严酷的考验，苦难的经历：dreadful/terrible/terrifying ordeal痛苦的折磨/可怕的磨难 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。She was subjected to a terrible sixday ordeal.她经受了6 天的痛苦折磨。