torment

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n. 使人痛苦的东西, 折磨者, 苦痛 vt. 使苦恼, 纠缠, 歪曲, 拷问

发音

US /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/
其它 /tɔː(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/

词形变化

torments 复数 torments tormented tormentest tormenteth tormenting torments 三单 tormenting 现在分词 tormented 过去式 tormented 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

痛苦，苦恼；痛苦的根源

动词

折磨，使痛苦；纠缠，作弄

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    A catapult or other kind of war-engine.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.

    可数 不可数

    I've gone through living torment.

  3. 3.

    Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

    苦痛

    可数 不可数

    He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

    及物

    The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

curse torture worrying agony harassment anguish badgering bedevilment

上位词 10

hurt pain suffering hurting distress harassment affliction annoyance molestation chafe
动词

同义词 8

torture rack rag crucify dun frustrate excruciate bedevil

上位词 10

hurt pain harry wound plague provoke hassle anguish chevy harass

下位词 10

bug rack tease martyr badger madden pester persecute oppress hamstring

相关短语

Torment Nexus

词源

From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).

来源：wiktionary