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litany

英['lɪtəni] 美['lɪtəni]
  • n. 连祷;冗长的陈述;连续
litanies

详细释义

Noun:
  1. any long and tedious address or recital;

    "the patient recited a litany of complaints"
    "a litany of failures"

  2. a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation

双语例句

1. a litany of complaints
喋喋不休的抱怨

来自《权威词典》

2. She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client.
她站在门口,听他喋喋不休地抱怨她的客户。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Dr. Middleton bowed to the litany.
弥得尔顿博士对这种连祷俯首贴耳.

来自辞典例句

4. The mournful litany of disease is caused by sewage.
这一连串不愉快的事情都是由生活污水所致.

来自互联网

5. We heard the whole litany of their complaints.
我们听取了他们全部的冗长抱怨.

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Dr. Middleton bowed to the litany.
      弥得尔顿博士对这种连祷俯首贴耳。
    2. He tried to offer an explanation,but I just started in on a litany of nasty barbs.
      他想解释,可我又说了一连串难听的话刺他。
    3. There is a litany of unanswered questions surrounding the incident.
      有许多对这个事件未予答覆的疑问。
    4. The television news was a daily litany of bombings and killings.
      电视新闻每天连续不断地报道爆炸和杀戮事件。

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