torture
折磨
常用释义
英音[ ˈtɔːtʃə(r) ]
美音[ ˈtɔːrtʃər ]
变形
复数:
tortures
第三人称单数:
tortures
现在分词:
torturing
过去式:
tortured
过去分词:
tortured
基本释义
- n. 拷打，拷问，酷刑逼供；折磨，煎熬；变形
- v. 拷打，拷问，严刑逼供；造成精神上的巨大痛苦，使忧虑；扭曲
考试频率
四级
考频：近五年出现2次
- v/n. 折磨; 内心煎熬
- v/n. 拷打; 酷刑
六级
考频：近五年出现1次
- v/n. 折磨; 内心煎熬
例句
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1·Many of the refugees have suffered torture.许多难民都遭受过拷打。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·The prisoner was subjected to systematic torture.犯人受到蓄意折磨。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·It says torture and summary execution are common.据说酷刑和草草处决很常见。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·2,000 prisoners died as a result of torture and maltreatment.两千名囚犯因拷问和虐待而死。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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5·He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.他不会通过和她争吵而进一步折磨她。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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6·I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago.我相信在文明国家酷刑早就废止了。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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7·They have alleged that acts of genocide and torture were carried out.他们声称实施了大屠杀和酷刑。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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8·The Convention Against Torture defines torture as any act that inflicts severe pain or suffering, physical or mental.《反酷刑条约》把酷刑定义为任何造成严重身心疼痛和受苦的行为。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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9·No more would they torture at the stake.他们再也不会在火刑柱上折磨人了。
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10·It is such a torture to commute every day in rush-hour traffics.每天都在交通高峰时期上下班实在是种折磨。
同根词
词根：
torture
torturous
adj
折磨人的，痛苦的
torturer
n
虐待者，拷问者