单词	tribulation
释义	tribulationtrib‧u‧la‧tion /ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINtribulation Origin: 1200-1300 Old French tribulacion, from Late Latin tribulatio, from Latin tribulare ‘to press down, cause to suffer’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES the tribulations of his personal life EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Emma was accustomed to these tribulations of child-rearing, but never had she seen her husband Rupert so short-tempered and disapproving. Finally he talks of the trials and tribulations of garage management. In a half-season of torment and tribulation, the most disappointing teams are Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Dallas and Carolina. Koppes describes the tribulations and the glories of all these projects very well. Robert Mayo knows the tribulations of running a home-based business and has learned to work with them. serious trouble or a serious problem:  Even close friends were unaware of the tribulations she faced. → trials and tribulations at trial1(5)
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