torture

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英 [ˈtɔ:tʃə(r)]

美 [ˈtɔrtʃə(r)]

torture意思解释

n.

拷问；

折磨；

痛苦；

（精神上或肉体上的）折磨

vt.

使痛苦；

使苦恼；

使焦急；

曲解

变形

复数：tortures

过去式：tortured

过去分词：tortured

现在分词：torturing

第三人称单数：tortures

双语释义

n.(名词)

[U][C]拷问,刑讯 the act of causing sb severe physical pain[U][C]折磨; 痛苦 severe pain or suffering caused in the mind or body

v.(动词)

vt. 折磨 inflict severe pain on sb

英英释义

torture

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n.

extreme mental distress

同义词：anguishtorment

unbearable physical pain

同义词：torment

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

同义词：agonytorment

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

同义词：distortionoverrefinementstrainingtwisting

the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

同义词：torturing

v.

torment emotionally or mentally

同义词：tormentexcruciaterack

subject to torture

同义词：excruciatetorment

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～employ〔use〕 torture使用酷刑suffer the torture受折磨形容词+～severe torture严刑拷打terrible torture可怕的折磨介词+～be in torture在痛苦中instruments of torture刑具die under torture折磨而死～+介词torture by fire火刑torture to sb对某人的折磨用作动词 (v.)～+名词torture oneself自我折磨torture the prisoners给犯人施酷刑～+副词torture bitterly充满仇恨地折磨torture continuously继续折磨torture frequently不断地折磨torture horribly可怕地折磨torture impudently厚颜无耻地折磨torture intermittently断断续续地折磨torture irrationally荒谬地折磨torture painfully痛苦地折磨torture physically身体上折磨torture repeatedly多次地折磨torture ruthlessly〔scathingly〕无情地折磨torture savagely野蛮地折磨torture secretly秘密地折磨torture seriously严重折磨torture unmercifully恶狠狠地折磨torture villainously罪恶地折磨～+介词torture by以…折磨torture into施刑迫使(某人)…torture into confessing在受刑后被迫招供torture to death被折磨致死torture with以…折磨torture with anxiety为烦恼所苦

同近义词辨析

sorrow, agony, grief, anguish, torment, distress, misery, torture

这组词都有“苦恼、痛苦”的意思，其区别是：

sorrow

语气比grief弱，指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。

agony

侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。

grief

指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。

anguish

指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦；用于身体时，多指局部或暂时的痛苦。

torment

强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。

distress

多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦，也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。

misery

着重痛苦的可悲状态，多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。

torture

语气比toment强，指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The use of torture must disgust any civilized person.施用酷刑必为文明社会的人所不齿。Torture always dehumanizes both the torturer and his victim.严刑拷打往往使施刑者和受刑者都丧失人性。She suffered the torture of toothache.她因牙痛而痛苦。用作及物动词(vt.)He tortured his prisoners.他拷打犯人。He was tortured with anxiety.他为焦虑所苦。Winds tortured the trees.风把树吹得歪歪斜斜。