purgatory
[ˈpɜ:rgətɔ:ri]
n.
炼狱;
（在炼狱中的）涤罪;
暂时受苦的地方;
暂时的苦难;
adj.
净化的，清洗的;
例句:
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Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
祷告词是为炼狱中的灵魂念的。
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Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
每天早上四点起床简直是活受罪。
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Every step of the last three miles was purgatory.
最后3英里时每一步都像是受罪。
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In the fantasy, he considered this his purgatory.
来自NEWYORKER
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I've always been in that weird purgatory.
来自NEWYORKER
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One person's sonic heaven is the next person's purgatory.
来自WSJ