英语词汇“tortured”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tor•tured adj.

twisted or forced into an unnatural shape.

not direct or straightforward;
deliberately complicated;
tortuous:a document full of tortured reasoning.

See -tort-.

tor•ture n., v., -tured, -tur•ing.
n.

the act of causing great pain, as punishment or revenge, for getting a confession or information, or for cruelty's sake:[uncountable]The interrogator was a master of torture.
a method of causing or giving such pain:[countable]different tortures, like whipping and electric shocks.
a cause of pain or anguish:[uncountable]It was torture for him to watch his old girlfriend walk by with another guy.

v. [~ + object]

to force to undergo torture:tortured the prisoner for hours.
to cause to undergo great pain or mental suffering:to be tortured with bad memories.

tor•tur•er, n. [countable]
tor•tur•ous, adj. See -tort-.

tor•ture n., v., -tured, -tur•ing.
n.

the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
a method of inflicting such pain.
Often, tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone.
extreme anguish of body or mind;
agony.
a cause of severe pain or anguish.

v.t.

to subject to torture.
to afflict with severe pain of body or mind:My back is torturing me.
to force or extort by torture:We'll torture the truth from his lips!
to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form:trees tortured by storms.
to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).

Late Latin tortūra a twisting, torment, torture. See tort, -ure
1530–40

tor ′tur•a•ble, adj.
tor ′tured•ly, adv.
tor ′tur•er, n.
tor ′ture•some, adj.
tor ′tur•ing•ly, adv.

6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See torment.

torture /ˈtɔːtʃə/ vb (transitive)

to cause extreme physical pain to, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc: to torture prisoners
to give mental anguish to
to twist into a grotesque form

physical or mental anguish
the practice of torturing a person
a cause of mental agony or worry

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin tortūra a twisting, from torquēre to twist

ˈtorturer n ˈtorturesome, ˈtorturous adj ˈtorturously adv 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 twists

单词	tortured
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 tor•tured /ˈtɔrtʃɚd/USA pronunciation adj. twisted or forced into an unnatural shape. not direct or straightforward; deliberately complicated; tortuous:a document full of tortured reasoning. See -tort-. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 tor•ture /ˈtɔrtʃɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. the act of causing great pain, as punishment or revenge, for getting a confession or information, or for cruelty's sake:[uncountable]The interrogator was a master of torture. a method of causing or giving such pain:[countable]different tortures, like whipping and electric shocks. a cause of pain or anguish:[uncountable]It was torture for him to watch his old girlfriend walk by with another guy. v. [~ + object] to force to undergo torture:tortured the prisoner for hours. to cause to undergo great pain or mental suffering:to be tortured with bad memories. tor•tur•er, n. [countable] tor•tur•ous, adj. See -tort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 tor•ture (tôr′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty. a method of inflicting such pain. Often, tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone. extreme anguish of body or mind; agony. a cause of severe pain or anguish. v.t. to subject to torture. to afflict with severe pain of body or mind:My back is torturing me. to force or extort by torture:We'll torture the truth from his lips! to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form:trees tortured by storms. to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.). Late Latin tortūra a twisting, torment, torture. See tort, -ure 1530–40 tor ′tur•a•ble, adj. tor ′tured•ly, adv. tor ′tur•er, n. tor ′ture•some, adj. tor ′tur•ing•ly, adv. 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See torment. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: torture /ˈtɔːtʃə/ vb (transitive) to cause extreme physical pain to, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc: to torture prisoners to give mental anguish to to twist into a grotesque form n physical or mental anguish the practice of torturing a person a cause of mental agony or worry Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin tortūra a twisting, from torquēre to twist ˈtorturer n ˈtorturesome, ˈtorturous adj ˈtorturously adv 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 twists
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