tribulation

英 [ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃn]

n. 忧患; 苦难; 磨难; 痛苦

BNC.18974 / COCA.17114

牛津词典

noun

忧患；苦难；磨难；痛苦
great trouble or suffering
1. the tribulations of modern life
  现代生活的苦恼

N-VAR 艰难;苦难;磨难
You can refer to the suffering or difficulty that you experience in a particular situation astribulations.
1. ...the trials and tribulations of everyday life.
  日常生活的磨炼与艰难

noun

an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
1. his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him
2. life is full of tribulations
3. a visitation of the plague
Synonym:trialvisitation

I hate the tribulation, I commiserate the sorrow brought by tribulation.
我厌恶别人深重的苦难，怜悯苦难带来的悲哀。
The vicissitudes, the wind and rain is rough, the great motherland experiences the tribulation.
沧海桑田，风雨坎坷，伟大的祖国历尽磨难。
Even at this point in our awful tribulation under the German scourge we were quite friendly.
此刻，即便是处在德军蹂躏的极端痛苦中，我们仍然是十分友好的。
In hours of ease a well-read, charming companion, she was a veritable tower of strength and a refuge in times of tribulation.
在生活安逸的时候，她是一个博学迷人的伙伴；在艰难困苦的时候，她是我们名副其实的靠山和避风港。
That this is a tribulation for you.
对你来说这是一个苦难。
Tejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation.
在希望中享受，在患难中忍耐。
She knew that he will never appear before her last day of tribulation.
她知道，不到最后一天，他是不会出现的。
Tribulation's imprint is on all great things.
山路之后，就是大路。一切伟大的事业上面，都有患难的印迹的。
They have died in the great tribulation.
他们在大灾难中被杀害。
Yes, they just walk out the chaos caused by war and tribulation from the Iraq.
是的，他们刚刚从苦难战乱的伊拉克走居尔来到友善的北京。