torture
柯林斯词典
1. V-T 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. 拷打; 拷問
Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence. 盡琯受到拷打，她仍聲稱自己是清白的。
2. N-VAR Torture is also a noun. 拷打; 拷問
...alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces. …安全部隊涉嫌嚴刑拷打與謀殺的案子。
3. V-T To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety. (精神上) 折磨
He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her. 他不會通過和她爭吵而進一步折磨她。
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torture /ˈtɔːtʃə/ (torturing,tortured,tortures)
剑桥词典
- C2 [ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
- Even under torture, he refused to deny his faith .
- They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.
- Human rights campaigners have discovered documentary evidence of torture.
- She was subjected to torture and lengthy interrogations.
- The torture failed to break the prisoner's spirit . 返回 torture
the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or to give information , or to be cruel to a person or animal
拷打；拷問；折磨；虐待
Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation . 半數的囚犯死於拷打和飢餓。
He revealed the secret under torture. 在嚴刑拷打之下他吐露了秘密。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ] informal
a very unpleasant experience
折磨，煎熬
The rush-hour traffic was sheer torture as usual . 交通高峰期像往常一樣簡直就是一種煎熬。
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