tor.ture
torture的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈtɔ:rtʃə]
KK音标发音: [ˈtɔrtʃɚ]
torture的词性:
n.(名词)
1. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.
拷打;酷刑:作为惩罚或压制手段而施用的肉体上刑罚
2. An instrument or a method for inflicting such pain.
刑具:造成这种痛苦的工具或手段
3. Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony:
折磨:难以忍受的肉体或精神上的痛苦;剧痛:
the torture of waiting in suspense.
在不知结果中等待的痛苦
4. Something causing severe pain or anguish.
引起剧烈的疼痛或痛苦的事物
torture的词性:
v.tr.(及物动词)
5. To subject (a person or an animal) to torture.
拷打:将(人或动物)置于酷刑之下
6. To bring great physical or mental pain upon (another).See Synonyms at afflict
折磨,虐待:使(他人)承受巨大的身体或精神痛苦参见 afflict
7. To twist or turn abnormally; distort:
弯曲:使弯曲得不正常;使成为畸形:
torture a rule to make it fit a case.
把尺子弄弯使其能够量箱子
torture的词源:
8. Middle English
中古英语
9. from Old French
源自 古法语
10. from Late Latin tort?ra
源自 后期拉丁语 tort?ra
11. from Latin tortus [past participle of] torqu?re [to twist] * see tortuous
源自 拉丁语 tortus [] torqu?re的过去分词 [弯曲] *参见 tortuous
torture的词性:
n.(名词)