torture

torture
noun
  1. [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。
verb
  1. [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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