torture ['tɔ:tʃə]

n.
折磨, 痛苦, 拷问, 拷打
vt.
拷问, 曲解, 折磨, 使弯曲

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单词 torture 网络释义

名词 n.
1.拷打,酷刑;拷问[U]
Many of the POWs died under torture.
许多战俘被折磨致死。
2.折磨,痛苦[C][U][(+of)][+to-v]
She suffered tortures from a toothache.
她受牙痛的折磨。
The sight of his sick brother was torture to him.
看到他生病的哥哥那副样子令他非常痛苦。
3.歪曲;扭曲[U]
及物动词 vt.
1.拷打;拷问[O][O2]
The police tortured him to confess his crime.
警察拷打他,逼他招供。
2.折磨;使为难[H][(+with/by)]
He was tortured with anxiety.
他为焦虑所苦。
3.歪曲;扭曲
Winds tortured the trees.
风把树吹得歪歪斜斜。

单词 torture 其它相关

单词解释
n. 拷问,苦闷
vt. 拷问,曲解,折磨,使弯曲
1> a. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion. b. An instrument or a method for inflicting such pain.
2> Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony: the torture of waiting in suspense.
3> Something causing severe pain or anguish.
相关例句
She suffered tortures from a toothache.
　 她受牙痛的折磨。
He was tortured with anxiety [by his tight boots].
　 他因忧虑 [鞋子太紧] 而苦恼。
Winds have tortured the branches of the trees into strange shapes.
　 风把树木的树枝扭曲成奇形怪状。
Many of the POWs died under torture.
　 许多战俘被折磨致死。
Every day brought her new torture.
　 每天给她带来了新的折磨。
They put her to the torture.
　 他们拷问了她。
They were tortured by the heat.
　 他们因热而受痛苦。
相关短语
put a person to (the) torture 拷问某人
be in torture 处境痛苦
an instrument of torture ( 刑求用的) 刑具
单词变化
复数: tortures
单词词根
词根：tort,tor,torn,tors=扭
torture n.拷问；折磨 vt.拷打
torment n.痛苦 vt.折磨
contort v．（使）扭曲
contortion n．扭曲，弯曲
contortionist n. (可随意弯曲身体的) 杂技表演者
distort vt.弄歪(脸,嘴);歪曲
distortion n. 失真
distortionist n. 漫画家
extort v. 勒索,强取
extortion n．强取,勒索
extortioner n. 勒索者,敲诈者
retort v. 反驳
retortion n. 扭曲,扭转,报复
tortuous adj. 弯弯曲曲的，蜿蜒的
tortuosity n. 扭曲,迂回曲折,不当
tortile adj. 扭弯的，扭卷的
torsion n. 扭转,转矩
intort vt. 向内弯曲
torch n.火炬，火把；手电筒
torque n. 转矩，项圈
tornado n.旋风，龙卷风
tortoise n.龟，乌龟
同义反义
同义词：pain, anguish, persecution, agony, torment, plague, grief, anxiety, persecute, agonize, harrow, rack, distress, afflict, hell

单词 torture 其它例句

- He tortured his prisoners.
　 他拷打犯人。
- 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.
- The use of torture must disgust any civilized person.
　 施用酷刑必为文明社会的人所不齿.