tortuous

adj.

扭曲的，弯曲的；曲折的；不正派的，不正当的；转弯抹角的

1. It took all he could do to keep his cart from going over in the tortuous mountain trails.
   他竭尽全力才算保住大车，没有在曲曲弯弯的山路上翻倒。
2. History follows a tortuous course.
   历史是循着一条曲折的道路发展的。
3. We still have a long and tortuous road to travel.
   我们还要走一条漫长而曲折的过路。
4. But the negotiations proved long and tortuous.
   但谈判还是转弯抹角地拖了很久。
5. Never mind the tortuous explanation;tell me in plain English, are you coming or not?
   别转弯抹角地解释了，直率地告诉我，你来不来?

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