| 单词 | torture |
| 释义 | nounverbtor·tureBrE /ˈtɔːtʃə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ noun [U , C ]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。(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。tor·tureBrE /ˈtɔːtʃə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they torture BrE /ˈtɔːtʃə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ present simple - he / she / it tortures BrE /ˈtɔːtʃəz/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃərz/ past simple tortured BrE /ˈtɔːtʃəd/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/ past participle tortured BrE /ˈtɔːtʃəd/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/ -ing form torturing BrE /ˈtɔːtʃərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃərɪŋ/ [often passive ]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◆ ~sb 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。◆ ~sb 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。~sb 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 BrE /ˈtɔːtʃərə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtɔːrtʃərər/ noun |
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