torture
n 折磨,拷问(tort+ure→扭曲[别人]→折磨)
释义2:
torture
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◙ noun1. [mass noun] the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something• 酷刑;刑讯 great physical or mental suffering or anxiety• (肉体或精神上的)折磨;忧虑 »the torture I've gone through because of loving you so. 我因如此爱你而遭受的折磨。 a cause of such suffering or anxiety• 痛苦(或忧虑)的原因 »dances were absolute torture because I was so small. 因为我个子太矮,所以跳舞成了件极痛苦的事。◙ verb1. [with obj.] inflict severe pain on• 拷打;使痛苦;折磨 »most of the victims had been brutally tortured. 绝大多数受害者曾遭受酷刑。 cause great mental suffering or anxiety to• 造成精神上的巨大痛苦;使忧虑 »he was tortured by grief. 他极为悲痛。【派生】
♦ torturer noun【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'distortion, twisting', or a physical disorder characterized by this): via French from late Latin tortura 'twisting, torment', from Latin torquere 'to twist'
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