purgatory
英 /'pə:ɡətəri/
中文釋義
n.(天主教教義中的)煉獄；受苦受難的地方
n. a state of temporary suffering or purification.
常用搭配
- suffer in purgatory在煉獄受苦
- believe in purgatory相信煉獄
- escape from purgatory逃離苦境
例句
- The long queue felt like purgatory.那漫長的隊伍簡直像煉獄。
- Waiting for the merger approval was corporate purgatory for the staff.等待併購批准對員工來說是場職場煉獄。