tortures
[ˈtɔ:tʃəz]

n.

拷问( torture的名词复数 )；折磨；痛苦；（精神上或肉体上的）折磨

v.

使痛苦( torture的第三人称单数 )；使苦恼；使焦急；

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U][C]拷问,刑讯 the act of causing sb severe physical pain
2. [U][C]折磨; 痛苦 severe pain or suffering caused in the mind or body

v.(动词)

1. vt. 折磨 inflict severe pain on sb

英英释义

torture[ 'tɔ:tʃə ]

• n.
  • extreme mental distress

    同义词：anguishtorment

  • unbearable physical pain

    同义词：torment

  • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

    同义词：agonytorment

  • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

    同义词：distortionoverrefinementstrainingtwisting

  • 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

    同义词：torturing

• v.
  • torment emotionally or mentally

    同义词：tormentexcruciaterack

  • subject to torture

    同义词：excruciatetorment

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• employ〔use〕 torture使用酷刑
• suffer the torture受折磨

形容词+～

• severe torture严刑拷打
• terrible torture可怕的折磨

介词+～

• be in torture在痛苦中
• instruments of torture刑具
• die under torture折磨而死

～+介词

• torture by fire火刑
• torture to sb对某人的折磨

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• torture oneself自我折磨
• torture the prisoners给犯人施酷刑

～+副词

• torture bitterly充满仇恨地折磨
• torture continuously继续折磨
• torture frequently不断地折磨
• torture horribly可怕地折磨
• torture impudently厚颜无耻地折磨
• torture intermittently断断续续地折磨
• torture irrationally荒谬地折磨
• torture painfully痛苦地折磨
• torture physically身体上折磨
• torture repeatedly多次地折磨
• torture ruthlessly〔scathingly〕无情地折磨
• torture savagely野蛮地折磨
• torture secretly秘密地折磨
• torture seriously严重折磨
• torture unmercifully恶狠狠地折磨
• torture villainously罪恶地折磨

～+介词

• torture by以…折磨
• torture into施刑迫使(某人)…
• torture into confessing在受刑后被迫招供
• torture to death被折磨致死
• torture with以…折磨
• torture with anxiety为烦恼所苦

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The use of torture must disgust any civilized person.
   施用酷刑必为文明社会的人所不齿。
2. Torture always dehumanizes both the torturer and his victim.
   严刑拷打往往使施刑者和受刑者都丧失人性。
3. She suffered the torture of toothache.
   她因牙痛而痛苦。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. He tortured his prisoners.
   他拷打犯人。
2. He was tortured with anxiety.
   他为焦虑所苦。
3. Winds tortured the trees.
   风把树吹得歪歪斜斜。

权威例句

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Subtle tortures of the neo-liberal age: Globalization and education reform in Chile, a case study
Subtle Tortures of the Neo-liberal Age: Teachers, Students, and the Political Economy of Schooling in Chile.