| 词汇 | torture |
| 释义 | torture | BrE ˈtɔːtʃə, AmE ˈtɔrtʃər | A. noun uncountable and countable ① (infliction of pain) 酷刑 ▸ under torture 在严刑拷打之下 ▸ instruments of torture 刑具 ② (physical, mental suffering) 折磨 ▸ the torture of unrequited love 单相思的苦恼 ▸ these shoes are torture to wear! 这双鞋穿着真受罪！ ③ figurative (unpleasant experience) 痛苦经历 ▸ the long wait was absolute torture! 长时间的等候真是煎熬！ B. transitive verb ① (inflict pain on) 拷问 ▸ some of the prisoners were tortured 有些囚犯受到了拷打 ② figurative 折磨 ▸ to be tortured by sth; 受…的煎熬 ‹guilt, jealousy›▸ to torture oneself about or with sth 因某事物折磨自己 |
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