torture
英 [ˈtɔːtʃə]
[NOUN, VERB]
tortures
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 拷打 , 拷问
Torture is deliberately causing someone pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information.
双语例句
例：alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces.
安全部队涉嫌严刑拷打与谋杀的案子。
NOUN. 名词
tortures , torturing , tortured
1. [T 及物动词] 拷打 , 拷问
If someone is tortured, another person deliberately causes them terrible pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information.
双语例句
例：Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence.
尽管受到拷打，她仍声称自己是清白的。
2. [T 及物动词] （精神上）折磨
To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety.
近义词
双语例句
例：He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.
他不会和她争吵，让她更受折磨。
VERB. 动词
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