torture

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtorturetor‧ture1 /ˈtɔːtʃə $ ˈtɔːrtʃər/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 HURT/CAUSE PAINCRUELan act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel He died after five days of excruciating torture.2 SUFFERsevere physical or mental suffering The waiting must be torture for you.torturetorture2 verb [transitive] 1 HURT/CAUSE PAINto deliberately hurt someone in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel Political opponents of the regime may be tortured.2 SUFFERif a feeling or knowledge tortures you, it makes you suffer a lot mentally SYN torment Rachel sat alone for hours at home, tortured by jealousy. —torturer noun [countable]→ See Verb tableOrigin torture1 (1500-1600) French Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus “twisted”, from torquere; → TORQUE

单词	torture
释义	torture From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtorturetor‧ture1 /ˈtɔːtʃə $ ˈtɔːrtʃər/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 HURT/CAUSE PAINCRUELan act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel He died after five days of excruciating torture.2 SUFFERsevere physical or mental suffering The waiting must be torture for you.torturetorture2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 HURT/CAUSE PAINto deliberately hurt someone in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel Political opponents of the regime may be tortured.2 SUFFERif a feeling or knowledge tortures you, it makes you suffer a lot mentally SYN torment Rachel sat alone for hours at home, tortured by jealousy. —torturer noun [countable]→ See Verb tableOrigin torture1 (1500-1600) French Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus “twisted”, from torquere; → TORQUE
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