torture 英 [ˈtɔ:tʃə(r)] 　 美 [ˈtɔrtʃə(r)]

torture

torture　 英 [ˈtɔ:tʃə(r)] 美 [ˈtɔrtʃə(r)]

vt. 折磨；拷问；歪曲　 n. 折磨；拷问；歪曲　

进行时:torturing　 过去式:tortured　 过去分词:tortured　 第三人称单数:tortures　 名词复数:tortures　

We have suffered 30 years of humiliation and torture.　我们已经遭受了30年的羞辱和折磨。
The society of others tortures me, and I avoid it only to torture myself.　和人交往总是让我痛苦，逃避与人交往却又是对自己的折磨。

  • To torture is to torment or purposefully put someone through intense pain or agony.
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  • vt. 折磨；拷问；歪曲
  • n. 折磨；拷问；歪曲

  • 1. We have suffered 30 years of humiliation and torture.

    我们已经遭受了30年的羞辱和折磨。

  • 2. The society of others tortures me, and I avoid it only to torture myself.

    和人交往总是让我痛苦，逃避与人交往却又是对自己的折磨。

  • 3. torture me!

    折磨我吧！

  • torture (n.) early 15c., "contortion, twisting, distortion; a disorder characterized by contortion," from Old French torture "infliction of great pain; great pain, agony" (12c.), and directly from Late Latin tortura "a twisting, writhing," in Medieval Latin "pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of punishment or persuasion," from stem of Latin torquere "to twist, turn, wind, wring, distort" (from PIE root *terkw- "to twist").
  • torture (v.) 1580s, from torture (n.). Related: Tortured; torturing.
tor·ture / ˈtɔːtʃə(r) ; NAmE ˈtɔːrtʃər / noun , verb torture tortures tortured torturing noun [uncountable ,  countable ] 1 the act of causing sb severe pain in order to punish them or make them say or do sth 拷打；拷问；酷刑 ◆ Many of the refugees have suffered torture. 许多难民都遭受过拷打。 ◆ the use of torture 施酷刑 ◆ terrible instruments of torture 可怕的刑讯工具 ◆ His confessions were made under torture. 他被屈打成招。 ◆ I heard stories of gruesome tortures in prisons. 我听说过监狱里令人毛骨悚然的刑讯。 2 ( informal) mental or physical suffering; sth that causes this （精神上或肉体上的）折磨，痛苦；折磨人的事物 ◆ The interview was sheer torture from start to finish. 这次面试从头至尾使人备受煎熬。 verb [often passive ] 1 to hurt sb physically or mentally in order to punish them or make them tell you sth 拷打；拷问；严刑逼供 torturesb ◆ Many of the rebels were captured and tortured by secret police. 反叛者中许多人被捕并遭受到秘密警察的酷刑。 torturesb into doing sth ◆ He was tortured into giving them the information. 他受不住酷刑被迫向他们供出了情报。 2 torturesb to make sb feel extremely unhappy or anxious 使痛苦；使苦恼；使焦急；使受煎熬 SYN torment ◆ He spent his life tortured by the memories of his childhood. 童年的记忆使他痛苦了一辈子。 ▶ tor·turer torturer torturers / ˈtɔːtʃərə(r) ; NAmE ˈtɔːrtʃərər / noun tor·ture / ˈtɔːtʃə(r) ; NAmE ˈtɔːrtʃər / tor·turer / ˈtɔːtʃərə(r) ; NAmE ˈtɔːrtʃərər /
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