| 单词 | torment |
| 释义 | torment Word forms: torments, tormenting , tormented pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (tɔːʳment ). The verb is pronounced (tɔːʳment ). 1. uncountable noun Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face. [+ of] He spent days in torment while the police searched for his stolen car. Synonyms: suffering, distress, misery, pain 2. countable noun A torment is something that causes extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer. [+ of] Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment. Synonyms: trouble, worry, bother, plague [informal] 3. verb If something torments you, it causes you extreme mental suffering. At times the memories returned to torment her. [VERB noun] He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: torture, pain, distress, afflict 4. verb If you torment a person or animal, you annoy them in a playful, rather cruel way for your own amusement. My older brother and sister used to torment me by singing it to me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tease, annoy, worry, trouble Translations: Chinese: 极度痛苦常指精神上的, 折磨常指精神上的 Japanese: 苦痛, 苦しめる |
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