单词 | torment |
释义 | tor·ment (tôrmĕnt′) n. 1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation. tr.v. (tôr-mĕnt, tôrmĕnt′) tor·ment·ed, tor·ment·ing, tor·ments 1. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish. See Synonyms at afflict. 2. To annoy, pester, or harass: tormented by the children's pleas to be taken to the mall. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tormentum, from torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] tor·menting·ly adv. |
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