| 单词 | torment |
| 释义 | torment (once / 280 pages) nv By repeatedly trying to make someone miserable you torment them. The noun torment is the result of the verb torment. After stealing the old lady's purse, you might expect to be tormented by many sleepless nights. Those nights without sleep will torment (tor-MENT) you. They are your torment (TOR-ment). Perhaps you shouldn't have done that. You'll doubtless notice the relationship between torture and torment. But the subtle difference between them is that to torment someone is to torture them repeatedly. Often this is used metaphorically. For example, calling someone over and over to demand payment isn't actually torture, but it's certainly a way to torment them. WORD FAMILYtorment: self-torment, tormented, tormenter, tormenting, tormentor, torments+/tormented: tormentedly/tormenter: tormenters/tormentor: tormentors USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Baker imbues the character with a tormented single-mindedness that neatly defines his predicament. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.” The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) First it wants to continue to torment the Big Ten. Los Angeles Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1n intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain the torments of the damned Syn|Hyper agony, torture hurt, suffering feelings of mental or physical pain 2n unbearable physical pain Syn|Hyper torture hurting, pain a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder 3n extreme mental distress Syn|Hyper anguish, torture distress, hurt, suffering psychological suffering 4n a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented Syn|Hyper harassment annoyance, chafe, vexation anger produced by some annoying irritation 5n a severe affliction Syn|Hyper curse affliction a cause of great suffering and distress 6n the act of harassing someone Syn|Hyper badgering, bedevilment, worrying harassment, molestation the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism 7v torment emotionally or mentally Syn|Hyper excruciate, rack, torture anguish, hurt, pain cause emotional anguish or make miserable 8v treat cruelly The children tormented the stuttering teacher Syn|Hypo|Hyper bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag madden drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves hamstringmake ineffective or powerless badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, teaseannoy persistently oppress, persecutecause to suffer purgeoust politically beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke annoy continually or chronically 9v subject to torture The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible Syn|Hypo|Hyper excruciate, torture rack torture on the rack martyr, martyrise, martyrizetorture and torment like a martyr injure, wound cause injuries or bodily harm to |
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