harrowing

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈhæɹəʊ.ɪŋ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.
    — The field received two harrowings.
  2. Suffering, torment.
  3. Ravaging; hostile incursion; spoliation; intentional widespread destruction.
    — Scientists who complain about the helplessness of politicians might consider the desolation in England which followed the harrowing of the north by William the Conqueror or the state of the Palatinate long after the end of the Thirty Years War[.]
  4. Ravaging; hostile incursion; spoliation; intentional widespread destruction.; Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
    — As in other myths, like Christ's harrowing of hell, the initiate descends into the netherworld for the magical three days.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of harrow. form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Causing pain or distress; harrying. formal
    — Harrowing journeys down the dark roads of anger, violence, and madness

词形变化

more harrowing comparative most harrowing superlative harrowings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
harrowing of hell

词源

词源 1
By surface analysis, harrow + -ing.
词源 2
By surface analysis, harrow + -ing.
词源 3
By surface analysis, harrow + -ing.
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