Bruising

(adj.) brutally forceful and compelling; 'protected from the bruising facts of battle' .

(adj.) causing mental or emotional injury; 'a bruising experience'; 'protected from the bruising facts of battle'- John Mason Brown .

校对:惠特尼

• I was alone with him, Marian--his cruel hand was bruising my arm--what could I do? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• So cold, so cold, a heavy, bruising cold pressing on his arms from outside, and a heavier cold congealing within him, in his heart and in his bowels. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Will somebody hand me anything hard and bruising to pelt at her? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The finest seeds, such as grass and clover, onion and turnip seed, and delicate seed like rice, are handled and sown by machines without crushing or bruising, and with the utmost exactness. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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