torment

['tɔ:ment,tɔ:'ment]

n.苦痛, 拷问,折磨, 烦恼
vt.使苦恼, 折磨

例句与用法:

He suffered a hideous torment when the enemy caught him.

敌人抓到他后,他受到可怕的折磨。

What a little torment that child is!

这孩子真烦人!

She torments everyone with silly questions.

她用无聊的问题来烦扰大家。

That child is a torment to his parents.

这孩子对他的父母是一种折磨。

词形变化:

副词: tormentingly | 动词过去式: tormented | 动词过去分词: tormented | 动词现在分词: tormenting | 动词第三人称单数: torments |

详细释义:

n.

1. 痛苦; 苦恼[U][P]

He suffered torments from a bad burn.

他因严重烧伤而受痛苦。

2. 痛苦(或苦恼)的根源[C][(+to)]

She is a real torment to me.

她真是令我苦恼。


vt.

1. 使痛苦, 折磨; 烦扰[(+with)]

The guards were accused of tormenting the prisoners.

监狱看守被指控折磨囚犯。

2. 纠缠; 作弄

She torments everyone with her silly questions.

她用那些愚蠢的问题纠缠每一个人。

3. 歪曲