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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

torture

英  [ˈtɔːtʃə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • tortures

    1. [C, U 有变体名词] 拷打 , 拷问

    Torture is deliberately causing someone pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information.

    双语例句

    例：

    alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces.

    安全部队涉嫌严刑拷打与谋杀的案子。

    VERB. 动词

  • tortures , torturing , tortured

    1. [T 及物动词] 拷打 , 拷问

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence.

    尽管受到拷打，她仍声称自己是清白的。

    2. [T 及物动词] （精神上）折磨

    To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety.

    近义词

    torment

    双语例句

    例：

    He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.

    他不会和她争吵，让她更受折磨。

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