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pur·ga·toryBrE /ˈpɜːɡətri/ NAmE /ˈpɜːrɡətɔːri/ noun [U ] (usuallyPurgatory ) (in Roman Catholic teaching 天主教教义) a place or state in which the souls of dead people suffer for the bad things they did when they were living , so that they can become pure enough to go to heaven 炼狱(informal , humorous ) any place or state of suffering 受难的处所（或状态）；惩戒所；折磨；磨难SYN hell◆ 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。 |