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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 折磨
[zhémó]
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使人(在肉体或精神上)感到痛苦
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久病不愈,真够折磨人的。
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Examples
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万恶的封建礼教把这个年轻的妇女活生生地折磨死了。
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The barbarous feudal ethical code literally snuffed out her young life.
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受尽反动派的折磨
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suffer all kinds of tortures at the hands of the reactionaries
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她在这部话剧里扮演一个受尽折磨的女奴。
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She plays the role of a tortured woman slave in the drama.
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经受折磨
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experience suffering
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他被内疚折磨着。
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He is tortured by guilt.
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他的精神和肉体都受到了折磨。
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He endured both physical and mental torture.
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病痛折磨着他,但他一声也不哼
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受折磨
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Collocations
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不断折磨
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to torture sb. relentlessly
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非人的折磨
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brutal torture
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精神折磨
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mental torture
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受折磨
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to be tortured
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折磨至死
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to be tortured to death
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