torment
noun UK [ˈtɔː.ment] US [ˈtɔːr-]
uncountable
■great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain 折磨；痛苦•The family said they had endured years of torment and abuse at the hands of the neighbours.这家人说多年来他们一直忍受着邻居们的欺凌羞辱。 •Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment.等待医疗检查的结果简直就是一种折磨。 •He spent the night in torment, trying to decide what was the best thing to do.他在痛苦中渡过了那个晚上，思量着最好该怎么做。 torments [plural] * great mental suffering and unhappiness •Nothing can describe the torments we went through while we were waiting for news.我们在等待消息时所受的精神折磨是无法用语言描述的。 countable
■something or someone that causes great suffering or anger 痛苦（或烦恼）之源•The tax forms were an annual torment to him.纳税申报表每年都让他头痛。
verb transitive UK [tɔːˈment] US [tɔːr-/
■to cause a person or animal to suffer or worry 折磨；使痛苦•The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes.动物受到苍蝇和蚊子的无情折磨。 •The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief.照相机对准了一群满脸忧伤的妇女。 •It tormented me all day - did I remember to lock the door when I left the house?这件事折磨了我一整天——我离开家时记得锁门了吗？ |