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