ordeal
🇺🇸
/ɔːrˈdiːl/
🇬🇧
/ɔːˈdiːl/
a very hard or painful experience
Getting lost in the mountains was a real ordeal for the hikers.
在山區迷路對徒步旅行者來說真是一場非常艱難痛苦的經歷。