torment

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torment
/`tɔrmєnt/
n.
Extreme pain; agony. (可数常用复数)痛苦;折磨;可恼。
That which causes pain or anguish. 苦痛的根源。
- The child is a positive torment. 这小孩真恼人。
(过去式: tormented; 过去完成式: tormented; 现在进行式: tormenting)
v.t.
To put to extreme pain of mind or body. 使(精神或肉体)痛苦;折磨。
- Mosquitoes tormented us. 我们备受蚊子的折磨。
To tease. 【口】烦扰。
- Stop tormenting your poor father with such stupid questions. 不要再拿这种愚蠢的问题来烦你可怜父亲。
衍生词:
n. tormentor; tormenter.
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torment¹
/tɔːˈment/
vt.
1. (cause suffering to) 使痛苦;折磨;烦扰
- At times the memories returned to torment her. 有时, 她想起往事, 又会痛苦万分。
to be tormented by sth 受某事物的烦扰
2. (annoy) 捉弄;戏弄;纠缠
- 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。
torment²
/ˈtɔːment/
n.
1. (suffering) 极度痛苦;苦恼万分;折磨
- The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face. 孩子惨遭绑架的痛苦全写在她脸上。
in torment 在痛苦中
- 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。
2. (cause of suffering) 使人痛苦的事;折磨人的事
- Outside, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment. 在户外, 蚊子和蠓虫永远让人不得安生。
- Every step was a torment to him. 对他来说, 每一步都是一种折磨。
the torments of being a writer 当作家的种种烦恼
3. <古> (torture instrument) 刑具
4. <古> (torture) 施刑;上刑
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
torment
n. 痛苦;v. 折磨
【根】tort=to twist(卷缠)
- 英语>简体中文, 英文字根词典
torment
n.(名词)
1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 折磨:极大的身体上的痛苦或精神上的烦恼
2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 使人痛苦的东西:骚扰,烦恼或痛苦的来源
3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation. 刑罚:在审问过程中对犯人施用的折磨
v.tr.(及物动词) tor.ment.ed, tor.ment.ing, tor.ments[tôr-mµnt“, tôr“mµnt”]
1. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.See Synonyms at afflict 折磨:使承受巨大的肉体痛苦或精神痛苦参见 afflict
2. To agitate or upset greatly. 极大地烦恼或使烦乱
3. To annoy, pester, or harass. 惹怒,骚扰或纠缠
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
torment
n. 痛苦;vt. 曲解,使...痛苦,搅动,歪曲
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
torment
v. 拷打,刑具
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉法学大辞典
torment
n.
(肉体或精神上的)折磨, 痛苦
- He has never suffered the torment of rejection. 他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
造成痛苦的事物[人]
- His schooldays were a torment. 他的学生时期是一场苦难。
vt.
折磨; 戏弄; 烦扰
- The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
torment1
(noun 名词)
折磨
the torment of toothache. 牙痛的折磨。
SYNONYM 同义词:affliction,agony, anguish, distress, misery, SEE参阅 painnoun 名词, persecution, plague, purgatory,scourge, suffering, torture.
torment2
(verb 动词)
折磨;烦扰
My bad tooth was tormenting me. 蛀牙折磨着我。
We were tormented by flies. 我们给苍蝇烦扰。
SYNONYM 同义词:afflict, annoy, bait, be a torment to, bedevil,bother, bully, distress, harass, hurt, inflict painon, intimidate, [informal日常用语] nag, pain,persecute, pester, plague, tease, torture, vex,victimize, worry.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
torment1
n.
痛苦, 苦恼; 折磨, 令人讨厌的东西; [古]拷问台
- be in torment 在痛苦中
- suffer torment(s) from 因...而受苦
torment2
vt.

使苦恼[痛苦, 折磨]
使混乱; 欺负; 虐待; 拷问
搅动, 搅起
曲解, 歪曲
- be tormented by toothache 由牙痛而受折磨

继承用法
tormentedly
adv.
tormenter
n.
tormenting
adj.
使痛苦[苦恼, 讨厌]的
the torments of Tantalus
难以忍受的痛苦

参考词汇
<a href="bword://torment">torment</a>;<a href="bword://torture">torture</a>;
都含“身体或精神上受痛苦”的意思。
torment指“精神上外于较长期的痛苦或烦恼的状态下”, 如:
- He suffered torments from his aching teeth. 他牙痛得难受。
torture指“精神上或身体上所受到的撕裂般的巨大痛苦”, 如:
- The criminal is undergoing torture. 犯人在受严刑拷打。
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
torment
n /v 精神折磨;肉體痛苦
【記】tor扭曲,ment-扭曲你-折磨
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
torment
(tormenting, tormented,torments)
名词读作ˈtɔːmɛnt,动词读作tɔːˈmɛnt
1. 不可数名词 Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. (常指精神上的) 极度痛苦
- After years of turmoil and torment, she is finally at peace. 经历多年的动荡与痛苦后,她终于安心下来了。
2. 可数名词 A torment is something that causes extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. 烦恼事
- Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer. 迟早大多数作家最终都会写书诉说当一名作家的苦恼。
3. 及物动词 If something torments you, it causes you extreme mental suffering. (精神上) 折磨
- At times the memories returned to torment her. 有时这些记忆会又来折磨她。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典