| 单词 | torture |
| 释义 | Word Frequency torture(ˈtɔːtʃə) verb (transitive) 1. to cause extreme physical pain to, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc to torture prisoners 2. to give mental anguish to 3. to twist into a grotesque form noun ▶ USAGE The adjective torturous is sometimes confused with tortuous. One speaks of a torturous experience, i.e. one that involves pain or suffering, but of a tortuous road, i.e. one that winds or twists4. physical or mental anguish 5. the practice of torturing a person 6. a cause of mental agony or worry Derived forms tortured (ˈtortured) adjective torturedly (ˈtorturedly) adverb torturer (ˈtorturer) noun torturesome (ˈtorturesome) or torturous (ˈtorturous) adjective torturing (ˈtorturing) adjective torturingly (ˈtorturingly) adverb torturously (ˈtorturously) adverb Word origin C16: from Late Latin tortūra a twisting, from torquēre to twist |
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