torture的意思

torture

英 /'tɔːtʃə/ 美 /'tɔrtʃɚ/

  • 四级
  • 考研
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • n 拷问;折磨

    an act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel

  • v 拷打

    to deliberately hurt someone in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel

例句

  1. He died after five days of excruciating torture.

    遭受了五天的严刑拷打之后,他死了。

近义词

vt 折磨;拷问;歪曲
n 折磨;拷问;歪曲

同根词

adj torturous 折磨人的,痛苦的
n torturer 虐待者,拷问者