She maintained her equanimity throughout her long ordeal.她在长期的苦难中心情一直都很平静.
The hostages went through a dreadful ordeal.个个人质都经历了可怕的折磨
Sam carried himself bravely in that ordeal.萨姆在那次考验中表现得很勇敢。
英英解释
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a severe or trying experience
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence [同] ordeal , trial by ordeal