torment
英 [ˈtɔːment , tɔːˈment]
美 [ˈtɔːrment , tɔːrˈment]
n. (尤指精神上的)折磨,痛苦; 苦难之源
v. 使备受折磨; 使痛苦; 烦扰; 戏弄; 捉弄; 纠缠
过去分词:tormented 现在分词:tormenting 复数:torments 过去式:tormented 第三人称单数:torments
Collins.2 / BNC.12113 / COCA.12020
牛津词典
noun
- (尤指精神上的)折磨,痛苦;苦难之源
extreme suffering, especially mental suffering; a person or thing that causes this- the cries of a man in torment
一个备受折磨的人的喊叫声 - She suffered years of mental torment after her son's death.
儿子去世后,她多年悲痛欲绝。 - The flies were a terrible torment.
苍蝇一度肆虐。
- the cries of a man in torment
verb
- 使备受折磨;使痛苦;烦扰
to make sb suffer very much- He was tormented by feelings of insecurity.
他苦于没有安全感。
- He was tormented by feelings of insecurity.
- 戏弄;捉弄;纠缠
to annoy a person or an animal in a cruel way because you think it is amusing
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 极度痛苦;苦恼万分;折磨
Tormentis extreme suffering, usually mental suffering.- The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face.
因孩子被绑架所受的万分折磨全写在她脸上。 - He spent days in torment while the police searched for his stolen car.
在警方搜寻他遭窃汽车的同时,他在极度苦恼中过了好些天。
- The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face.
- N-COUNT 使人痛苦的事;折磨人的事
Atormentis something that causes extreme suffering, usually mental suffering.- Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer...
或早或晚,大多数作家最终都会著书讲述身为作家的苦恼。 - Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.
在户外,蚊子和蠓虫永远让人不得安生。
- Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer...
- VERB 折磨;使痛苦万分
If somethingtormentsyou, it causes you extreme mental suffering.- At times the memories returned to torment her...
有时,她再度想起往事,又会痛苦万分。 - He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy.
他彻夜未眠,深受嫉妒的折磨。
- At times the memories returned to torment her...
- VERB 戏弄;作弄
If youtormenta person or animal, you annoy them in a playful, rather cruel way for your own amusement.- My older brother and sister used to torment me by singing it to me.
哥哥姐姐以前常唱那首歌来戏弄我。
- My older brother and sister used to torment me by singing it to me.
The noun is pronounced /'tɔːment/. The verb is pronounced /tɔː'ment/. 名词读作/'tɔːment/。动词读作 /tɔː'ment/。
英英释义
noun
- the act of harassing someone
- a severe affliction
- intense feelings of suffering
- an agony of doubt
- the torments of the damned
- extreme mental distress
- a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
- so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
- unbearable physical pain
verb
- subject to torture
- The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
- torment emotionally or mentally
- treat cruelly
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
双语例句
- What a torment this illness is!
这病真磨人! - Just living in the same house with him was a torment.
和他在同一个屋檐下生活是一种折磨。 - To be able to talk to other people helps you escape from that torment.
能够与其他人交谈,有助于你逃离那种痛苦。 - But hannibal's demons visit him and torment him.
但是,汉尼拔的恶魔们降临到他身上,折磨他。 - Tonight you saved my life, sergio. a life of torment and suffering.
塞尔吉奥,今天晚上你救了我的命,受折磨的痛苦的生命。 - He spent days in torment while the police searched for his stolen car.
在警方搜寻他遭窃汽车的同时,他在极度苦恼中过了好些天。 - But for them, the treasure turned into a torment.
但是对于他们而言,珍宝变成了痛苦。 - He is free from all'complexes'and obsessions, the worries and troubles that torment others.
他从所有的情结和困扰,担忧和所有折磨他人的烦恼之中解脱出来了。 - Also let my heart pay too many. But, I am imagining to embezzle to suffer to torment.
也让我的心付出了太多。而我却在憧憬中饱受着折磨。 - Jealousy began to torment him.
猜忌的心理开始来折磨他了。