单词 | torture |
释义 | torture UK ['tɔ:.tʃər] US ['tɔ:r.tʃɚ] noun ADVANCED uncountable ■the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or to give information, or to be cruel to a person or animal 拷打;拷问;折磨;虐待 •Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation.半数的囚犯死于拷打和饥饿。 •He revealed the secret under countable or uncountable informal ■a very unpleasant experience 折磨,煎熬 •The rush-hour traffic was sheer UK ['tɔ:.tʃər] US ['tɔ:r.tʃɚ] verb transitive ADVANCED ■to cause great physical or mental pain to someone intentionally 拷打;拷问;折磨;虐待 •It is claimed that the officers tortured a man to death ■to cause mental pain 使精神上受到折磨;使痛苦;使苦恼•[R] He tortured himself for years with |
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