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torture['tɔ:tʃə]- n.
- 拷打,拷问;严刑,酷刑
- 折磨的手段;拷问的方法
- 折磨;痛苦;剧痛;苦恼
- 引起痛苦(或苦恼)的原因(或事物)
- 歪曲;曲解
- 破坏性试验
- vt.
- 拷打,拷问;动刑;虐待;拷打出:
The secret police tortured him to obtain information. 秘密警察拷问他以获取情报。 They tortured the prisoner to death. 他们将犯人拷打致死。 - 折磨;使痛苦;使苦恼:
The student was tortured with anxiety. 这个学生为焦虑所苦。 He was tortured by guilt. 他因内疚而感到痛苦。 to be tortured by rheumatism 受风湿病的折磨 - 歪曲;曲解(意见、论点等):
They tortured my words. 他们曲解了我的话。 - 使扭曲;使变形:
the trees tortured by the wind 被风刮弯的树
- 近义词:
torment
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