torture

torturetortureD.J.:[ˈtɔ:tʃə]K.K.:[ˈtɔrtʃɚ]n.1.拷问, 刑讯The torture made him confess.严刑拷打使他招供了。2.折磨; 痛苦She suffered tortures from a toothache.她受着牙痛的折磨。vt.1.拷问, 折磨They tortured the man to make him confess his crime.他们拷打那个人, 使他招认他的罪行。There were several problems which tortured the elderly man.有几个问题折磨着那老人。

torture['tɔ:tʃə]n.1.拷打,拷问;严刑,酷刑2.折磨的手段;拷问的方法3.折磨;痛苦;剧痛;苦恼4.引起痛苦(或苦恼)的原因(或事物)5.歪曲;曲解6.破坏性试验vt.1.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。2.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。3.歪曲;曲解(意见、论点等):They tortured my words.他们曲解了我的话。4.使扭曲;使变形:the trees tortured by the wind被风刮弯的树近义词torment变形vt.torturedtorturing

torturetorture[ˈtɔ:tʃə]n.1.拷问[打]; 刑讯2.[常用复]折磨; 痛苦, 苦恼3.猛烈的扭折, 打击suffer torture from因...受痛苦the tortures of jealousy妒忌的折磨
词性变化torture[ˈtɔ:tʃə]vt.1.拷问[打]; (使受)折磨; 曲解(out of; into); 扭弯, 扭折

继承用法torturableadj.torturedlyadv.torturern.torturesomeadj.

词性变化torturingadj.1.拷问的; 使受苦的; 使痛苦的torturous[ˈtɔ:tʃərəs]adj.1.使痛苦的; 充满痛苦的; 苦恼的

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