excruciate

vt. 施酷刑, 拷问, 使苦恼, 折磨

发音

US /ɛkˈskɹu.ʃi.eɪ̯t/

词形变化

excruciated excruciates 三单 excruciates excruciating 现在分词 excruciated 过去式 excruciated 过去分词 more excruciate 比较级 most excruciate 最高级

别名

excrutiate

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Excruciated; tortured.

    废旧

    1616, George Chapman's translation of Homer's Odyssey And here my heart long time excruciate Amongst the leaves I rested all that night.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

torture rack torment

上位词 5

hurt pain wound anguish injure

下位词 4

rack martyr martyrise martyrize

词源

From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).

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