Word · Frequency #18974
Fully loadedtribulations
苦难；困苦；磨难
tribulations is the plural of tribulation.
an annoying, frustrating, or catastrophic event; a cause of great trouble or suffering
可指令人痛苦或烦恼的事，也可指造成苦难的缘由。
- 1.
Any adversity; a trying period or event.
逆境；艰难时期或事件。
- 2.
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
令人烦恼或沮丧或灾难性的事件
逆境；艰难时期或事件。；令人烦恼或沮丧或灾难性的事件；苦难；困苦；苦难的缘由
In use
She told her friend about the tribulations of moving to a new city.
Losing his job was a tribulation, but he kept looking for new opportunities.
Despite all the tribulations they faced, the team finished the project on time.
life is full of tribulations
go through tribulation(s)
tribulation 常用复数形式 tribulations，表示多种磨难。
She went through many tribulations before she found peace.
她经历了许多苦难才找到平静。
a period of tribulation
在此结构中 tribulation 为不可数名词，指苦难的状态。
The nation is facing a period of tribulation.
这个国家正面临一段苦难时期。
Connections
Collocations
- trials and tribulations
- 磨难与艰辛
- They faced many trials and tribulations on their journey.他们在旅途中经历了许多磨难与艰辛。
- times of tribulation
- 苦难时期
- The country went through times of tribulation during the war.这个国家在战争期间经历了苦难时期。
- endure tribulation
- 忍受苦难
- She endured great tribulation without complaining.她毫无怨言地忍受了巨大的苦难。
- through tribulation
- 历经磨难
- He grew stronger through tribulation.他历经磨难而变得更加坚强。
- great tribulation
- 大苦难
- The refugees suffered great tribulation.难民们遭受了大苦难。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 tri（三）+ bulation 音近‘不乐’：接连三件不乐的事，即苦难磨砺。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品或历史叙述、宗教或经典文本、正式演讲或严肃新闻 这个词比较书面化，通常用于正式或严肃的语境，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ation 结尾，读作 /ˈeɪʃən/，与 tribulation 的 /ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən/ 押韵。注意 tribunal /traɪˈbjuːnəl/ 和 tribute /ˈtrɪbjuːt/ 虽然以 tribu- 开头，但读音和重音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.