torment
发音
英 [ˈtɔːment , tɔːˈment]
美 [ˈtɔːrment , tɔːrˈment]
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- n.
- 折磨,痛苦
- 痛苦的根源
- 刑罚
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- vt.& vi.
- 使折磨,使痛苦
- 使烦乱
- 纠缠
单词词源
torment 折磨,痛苦
来自拉丁语 torquere,扭曲,词源同 turn,torque.-ment,名词后缀。引申词义折磨,痛苦。
双语例句
- 1. But I have spent the last 15 years in torment !
- 但我在15年中则饱受折磨!
- 2. Even without going bankrupt , countries can torment their creditors .
- 即使这些国家最后没有破产,也会让其债权人在这期间备受折磨。
- 3. This is because the torment has no sequel .
- 这是因为这种痛苦没有续篇。
- 4. They torment , physically or psychologically , because it feels good to exert their power and to witness the pain and suffering it produces .
- 他们在肉体或心理上折磨他人,因为施加力量并见识到由此产生的疼痛与难过让人感觉良好。
- 5. According to another local legend , god sent a swarm of mosquitos to torment nimrod , and a mosquito flew up nimrod 's nose and started chewing on his brain .
- 根据当地另一个传说,上帝派出一大群蚊子来折磨宁录,其中一只飞入宁录的鼻子,开始啮噬他的大脑。