tortuous

英['tɔ:tʃuəs]美['tɔ:tʃuəs]

a.
1.弯弯曲曲的
2.(指政策等)不直接阐明的；含混不清的
3.【植】扭曲的
4.阴险的

副　词：tor'tuously

同：	[a.] convoluted, involved, twisting, twisty

The future is Bright while the road ahead is tortuous
道路是曲折的,前途是光明的收藏
The adoption followed six months of tortuous negotiations between the 434-member Assembly and EEC budget ministers over 1982 spending
这项预算是在经历了6个月的艰苦谈判之后才获通过的，这其间，拥有434名代表的欧洲议会会议与欧洲共同体主管预算的部长们就1982年的开支反复进行了谈判。收藏
During that time China has followed a tortuous road with alternating periods of smooth development and setbacks.
这中间，中国走的道路很曲折，有顺利发展的时期，也有遭受挫折的时期。收藏
Tortuous reasoning.
曲折推理收藏
A review of these 3 years shows that we have traversed a tortuous course and that our achievements are hard won.
回首这三年,我们走过的道路很不平坦,成绩来之不易。收藏

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highly complex or intricate
- the Byzantine tax structure
- convoluted legal language
- convoluted reasoning
- the plot was too involved
- a knotty problem
- got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering
- Oh, what a tangled web we weave
- tortuous
[同] convoluted, involved, knotty, byzantine, tangled, tortuous
marked by repeated turns and bends
- a tortuous road up the mountain
- winding roads are full of surprises
- had to steer the car down a twisty track
[同] tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding

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