torture

英 [ˈtɔːtʃə(r)]

美 [ˈtɔːrtʃər]

n.  拷打; 拷问; 酷刑; (精神上或肉体上的)折磨，痛苦; 折磨人的事物
v.  拷打; 拷问; 严刑逼供; 使痛苦; 使苦恼; 使焦急; 使受煎熬

过去分词：tortured　过去式：tortured　现在分词：torturing　复数：tortures　第三人称单数：tortures　

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牛津词典

noun

• 拷打；拷问；酷刑
  the act of causing sb severe pain in order to punish them or make them say or do sth
  1. Many of the refugees have suffered torture.
     许多难民都遭受过拷打。
  2. the use of torture
     施酷刑
  3. terrible instruments of torture
     可怕的刑讯工具
  4. His confessions were made under torture .
     他被屈打成招。
  5. I heard stories of gruesome tortures in prisons.
     我听说过监狱里令人毛骨悚然的刑讯。
• （精神上或肉体上的）折磨，痛苦；折磨人的事物
  mental or physical suffering; sth that causes this
  1. The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.
     这次面试从头至尾使人备受煎熬。

verb

• 拷打；拷问；严刑逼供
  to hurt sb physically or mentally in order to punish them or make them tell you sth
  1. Many of the rebels were captured and tortured by secret police.
     反叛者中许多人被捕并遭受到秘密警察的酷刑。
  2. He was tortured into giving them the information.
     他受不住酷刑被迫向他们供出了情报。
• 使痛苦；使苦恼；使焦急；使受煎熬
  to make sb feel extremely unhappy or anxious
  1. He spent his life tortured by the memories of his childhood.
     童年的记忆使他痛苦了一辈子。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拷打;拷问;虐待
  If someoneis tortured, another person deliberately causes them great pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information.
  1. French police are convinced that she was tortured and killed...
     法国警方确信她是被拷打致死。
  2. Three members of the group had been tortured to death…
     该团体中有三个人被拷打致死。
  3. They never again tortured a prisoner in his presence.
     他们再也没有当他的面严刑拷打过囚犯。
  4. Tortureis also a noun.
     
  5. ...alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces...
     指控安全部队严刑拷问和谋杀的案例
  6. Many died under torture, others committed suicide…
     很多人被酷刑折磨致死，另一些人则选择了自杀。
  7. I had thought this was a medieval torture that had mercifully disappeared.
     我还以为这是中世纪的酷刑，早已令人庆幸地不复存在了。
• VERB 折磨;使痛苦;使苦恼
  Totorturesomeone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety.
  1. He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her...
     他不愿与她争辩，让她更痛苦。
  2. She tortured herself with fantasies of Bob and his new girlfriend.
     她想象着鲍勃和他的新女友在一起的情形，心里备受煎熬。
• N-UNCOUNT 折磨;痛苦;苦恼;引起痛苦(或苦恼)的事物
  If you say that something istortureor atorture, you mean that it causes you great mental or physical suffering.
  1. Waiting for the result was torture...
     等待结果的过程是一种折磨。
  2. The friction of the sheets against his skin was torture…
     被单摩擦着他的皮肤，简直像是酷刑。
  3. Learning — something she had always loved — became a torture.
     学习——她一直喜欢的事情——变成了一种痛苦。

英英释义

noun

• the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
  1. it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
  Synonym:torturing
• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
  Synonym:distortionoverrefinementstrainingtwisting
• intense feelings of suffering
  1. an agony of doubt
  2. the torments of the damned
  Synonym:agonytorment
• extreme mental distress
  Synonym:anguishtorment
• unbearable physical pain
  Synonym:torment

verb

• subject to torture
  1. The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
  Synonym:excruciatetorment
• torment emotionally or mentally
  Synonym:tormentexcruciaterack

双语例句

• For many, the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.
  对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The first is to put up with physical and mental torture.
  首先是要忍受肉体和精神折磨了。
• He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her
  他不愿与她争辩，让她更痛苦。
• Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
  禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道和有辱人格的待遇和处罚公约
• It is my understanding that this torture has been going on for many years
  据我了解，这种折磨已经持续很多年了。
• Torture failed to make her submit.
  严刑拷打未使她屈服。
• European Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
  欧洲防止酷刑和不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚委员会；
• Through those long years of imprisonment and torture, he remained faithful and unyielding.
  在那些遭受囚禁和酷刑的漫长岁月里，他始终坚贞不屈。
• The report says there is widespread and routine torture of political prisoners in the country
  这份报告称该国一直普遍存在折磨政治犯的现象。
• The idea of being separated from him, even for a few hours, was torture
  一想到要和他分开，即便是短短几小时，都感到备受煎熬。