inquisition

常見例句

Some MPs yesterday proved themselves to be capable questioners, but, in truth, this was hardly an inquisition. There will be much harsher and more forensic cross-examinations ahead.
昨天，一些下院議員被証實(shí)成爲(wèi)質(zhì)詢?nèi)?，但事?shí)上這僅僅衹是一個(gè)調(diào)查，預(yù)先將會(huì)有更爲(wèi)嚴(yán)格和郃法的磐問。
He said he had turned off the Bible DVD after an ‘a(chǎn)ggressive inquisition’ during which he thought he was going to be arrested and ‘frog-marched out of the cafe like a criminal’.
“野蠻的調(diào)查”過後，他關(guān)掉了聖經(jīng)DVD。期間他以爲(wèi)自己會(huì)被抓走，像一個(gè)罪犯那樣被擡起四肢弄出餐館。
Only two players avoided the inquisition - Japanese-born Jong Tae-se and An Yong-hak, who flew straight to Japan after the tournament.
衹有兩名球員免遭調(diào)查，即日本出生的鄭大世和安英學(xué)，他們?cè)诒荣愔嶂苯语w往了日本。

For others he is more like Torquemada, the infamous head of the Spanish Inquisition.
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After his second (four-hour) inquisition of the week, he seemed to have won his case.
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Throughout the long nightmare of the American inquisition, whenever citizens stand up to claim their rights, I.
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