torture

/ˈtɔːtʃə/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

折磨；酷刑；拷打；拷打；折磨；使痛苦

释义与例句

n. 折磨；酷刑；拷打
the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something
  1. The prisoners were subjected to torture during the interrogation.
    囚犯在审讯期间遭受了酷刑。
  2. International law prohibits the use of torture in any circumstances.
    国际法禁止在任何情况下使用酷刑。
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  1. Waiting for the test results was pure torture.
    等待考试结果简直是一种煎熬。
v. 拷打；折磨；使痛苦
to inflict severe pain on someone, especially as a punishment or to obtain information
  1. The soldiers tortured the captive to extract information.
    士兵们拷打俘虏以获取情报。
  2. She was tortured by guilt for years after the accident.
    事故发生后，她多年来一直被内疚折磨着。
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  1. The loud noise tortured my ears the whole night.
    巨大的噪音整夜折磨着我的耳朵。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 tort（扭曲）+ ure → 把人扭曲 → 拷打、折磨

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • torturous 折磨人的；痛苦的
    形容词，描述令人十分痛苦或难熬的事物。
同义词
  • torment 折磨；痛苦
    torture 多指蓄意施加的肉体酷刑；torment 更常指持续的精神或肉体痛苦，程度稍轻但更强调反复折磨。
    He suffered torments of remorse after betraying his friend. 背叛朋友后，他饱受悔恨的煎熬。
反义词
  • comfort 安慰；舒适
    torture 是施加痛苦，comfort 则是给予安慰、减轻痛苦，二者方向相反。
    The kind words brought comfort to the grieving family. 那些善意的话语给悲痛的家庭带来了安慰。
常见搭配
  • suffer torture 遭受酷刑
    Many detainees suffered torture while in police custody. 许多被拘留者在警方羁押期间遭受了酷刑。
  • torture a confession 逼供
    The officer was accused of torturing a confession out of the suspect. 这名警官被指控对嫌疑人逼供。
  • mental torture 精神折磨
    Not knowing where her son was was a form of mental torture. 不知道儿子在哪里是一种精神折磨。