| 词汇 | torment |
| 释义 | torment noun uk/ˈtɔː.ment/ us/ˈtɔːr.ment/ [ U ]折磨;痛苦 great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain The family said they had endured years of torment and abuse at the hands of their neighbours. 这家人说多年来他们一直忍受着邻居们的欺凌羞辱。 Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment. 等待医疗检查的结果简直就是一种折磨。 He spent the night in torment, trying to decide what was the best thing to do. 他在痛苦中度过了那个晚上，思量着最好该怎么做。 torments[ plural ] 精神上的折磨与痛苦 great mental suffering and unhappiness Nothing can describe the torments we went through while we were waiting for news. 我们在等待消息时所受的精神折磨是无法用语言描述的。 [ C ]痛苦（或烦恼）之源 something or someone that causes great suffering or anger Writing reports was a monthly torment to him. 写报告每个月都让他头疼。 torment verb [ T ] uk/tɔːˈment/ us/tɔːrˈment/ 折磨;使痛苦 to cause a person or animal to suffer or worry The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes. 动物受到苍蝇和蚊子的无情折磨。 The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief. 照相机对准了一群满脸忧伤的女人。 It tormented me all day - had I said the wrong thing and hurt her feelings? 这件事折磨了我一整天——我是不是说错了话伤了她的感情？ Related word: tormentor |
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