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Meaning of 炼狱

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炼 liàn 狱 yù (Trad.: 煉獄)
purgatory
Example Sentences
1
相较亚洲这片乐土
,
美国无疑变成了炼狱
。
And yet Asia was bliss compared with the purgatory back home.
2
我既不在伦敦也不是在利比亚
,
而是在炼狱中
。
I am neither in London nor in Libya. Purgatory.
3
和谐的婚姻
,
是尘世的乐园
;
不和谐的婚姻
,
则是人生的炼狱
。
Marriage, with peace, is this world' s paradise; with strife, this world' s purgatory.
4
据说每吃掉一个
“
灵魂饼
”
,
就会有一个灵魂被从炼狱中拯救出来
。
Each cake eaten would represent a soul being freed from Purgatory.
5
尽管检测结果是阳性的可能性极小
,
这两周的时间也绝对像是炼狱
。
Although it's highly unlikely your results well be positive, those two weeks are like purgatory.