adj.彎曲的；曲折的；轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的

It took all he could do to keep his cart from going over in the tortuous mountain trails. 他竭盡全力才算保住大車，沒有在曲曲彎彎的山路上翻倒。

History follows a tortuous course. 歷史是循著一條曲折的道路發(fā)展的。

We still have a long and tortuous road to travel. 我們還要走一條漫長而曲折的過路。

But the negotiations proved long and tortuous. 但談判還是轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角地拖了很久。

Never mind the tortuous explanation;tell me in plain English, are you coming or not? 別轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角地解釋了，直率地告訴我，你來不來?

adj.彎曲的；曲折的；盤旋的；居心叵測的；騙人的; 委婉的; 不正當(dāng)?shù)?/p>