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torture
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- Conjugation :
past
tortured
;
ing
torturing
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Derivatives :
n
torturer
;
adj
torturous
;
adv
torturously
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- torture
['tɔːtʃər]
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1.
noun
[u]
酷刑
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2.
noun
(torment) 折磨
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3.
vt.
对…施以酷刑
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4.
vt.
(torment) 使痛苦
Collins English-English Dictionary
- torture
['tɔːtʃə]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to cause extreme physical pain to, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
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to torture prisoners
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2.
vt.
to give mental anguish to
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3.
vt.
to twist into a grotesque form
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4.
n
physical or mental anguish
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5.
n
the practice of torturing a person
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6.
n
a cause of mental agony or worry
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Late Latin tortura a twisting, from torquere to twist
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8.
adv
[Usage]
The adjective torturous is sometimes confused with tortuous. One speaks of a torturous experience, i.e. one that involves pain or suffering, but of a tortuous road, i.e. one that winds or twists
Examples
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This is an ancient instrument of torture against prisoners.
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这是一种折磨犯人用古代刑具。
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He is highly skeptical of confessions obtained under torture.
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他非常怀疑在严刑拷打下得到的招供。
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Only torture will bring out the truth.
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只有严刑拷打才能使真相大白。
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Zeus had sentenced Prometheus to an eternity of torture by an eagle.
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宙斯通过一只秃鹰已使普罗米修斯遭受永远的折磨。
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The price for speaking out is torture, rape, disappearance, or death.
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毫不保留地说出的代价就是酷刑，强奸，失踪或者死亡。
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He doesn't know the torture that will be visited on him.
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他不知道即将遭受的折磨。
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He put her to the torture.
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他折磨她。
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