1·This is a torturous, agonizing way to kill someone.
这是个折磨人、让人痛苦难当的杀人方法。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The flight up which can otherwise be a torturous half hour of self doubt is a sightseeing pleasure.
这次也可能是折磨人的半小时自我质疑的飞行，是一次愉悦观光机会。
3·The flight up - which can otherwise be a torturous half hour of self doubt - is a sightseeing pleasure.
这次飞行——也可能是折磨人的半小时自我质疑——是一次愉悦观光机会。
4·Most of the secrets, by the way, are not nearly as torturous as running marathons or drinking urine.
大多数的秘密，顺便说一下，并不是如同跑马拉松或者是喝尿那般折磨人的。
5·Cook's quarterly reviews were especially torturous because Cook would grind through the minutiae as he categorized what worked and what didn't, using yellow Post-its.
库克的季度评估尤其折磨人，因为他会推敲每一个细枝末节，用黄色便签纸把他认为有用的和没用的内容加以归类。