音标：[,tribju'leiʃәn]
n. 苦难, 困苦, 苦难的缘由
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tribulation的短语、例句：

tribulation n 1 [C, U] (rhet 修辞) (sad event, accident, illness, etc that causes) great trouble or suffering 忧患; 苦难; 带来极大困难或痛苦的伤心事、 事故、 病痛等
He bore his tribulations bravely. 他勇敢地忍受著困苦.
a time of great tribulation 极苦难的时期. 2 (idm 习语) trials and tribulations => trial.