单词 | torture |
释义 | torture['tɒ:tʃə]n. 拷问, 苦闷vt. 拷问, 曲解, 折磨, 使弯曲【法】 拷问, 拷打, 刑讯相关词组:be in torture torture tor.ture AHD: [tôr“ch…r] D.J. [6t%8t.*]K.K. [6t%rt.+]n.(名词)1. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.拷打;酷刑:作为惩罚或压制手段而施用的肉体上刑罚2. An instrument or a method for inflicting such pain.刑具:造成这种痛苦的工具或手段3. Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony:折磨:难以忍受的肉体或精神上的痛苦;剧痛:the torture of waiting in suspense.在不知结果中等待的痛苦4. Something causing severe pain or anguish.引起剧烈的疼痛或痛苦的事物v.tr.(及物动词) tor.tured,tor.tur.ing,tor.tures 1. To subject (a person or an animal) to torture.拷打:将(人或动物)置于酷刑之下2. To bring great physical or mental pain upon (another).See Synonyms at afflict 折磨,虐待:使(他人)承受巨大的身体或精神痛苦参见 afflict3. To twist or turn abnormally; distort:弯曲:使弯曲得不正常;使成为畸形:torture a rule to make it fit a case.把尺子弄弯使其能够量箱子语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Late Latin tort&9{¿ra} 源自 后期拉丁语 tort&9{¿ra} 4. from Latin tortus [past participle of] torqu¶re [to twist] * see tortuous 源自 拉丁语 tortus [] torqu¶re的过去分词 [弯曲] *参见 tortuous继承用法:tor“turer n.(名词) |
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