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tor·ture AHD[tôrʹchər] D.J.[ˈtɔːtʃə]K.K.[ˈtɔrtʃɚ]n.（名词）- 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
- An instrument or a method for inflicting such pain.刑具：造成这种痛苦的工具或手段
- 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
- Something causing severe pain or anguish.引起剧烈的疼痛或痛苦的事物
v.tr.（及物动词）tor.tured, tor.tur.ing, tor.tures - To subject (a person or an animal) to torture.拷打：将（人或动物）置于酷刑之下
- 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
- 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
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Late Latin tortūra 源自 后期拉丁语 tortūra
- from Latin tortus [past participle of] torquēre [to twist] * see tortuous 源自 拉丁语 tortus torquēre的过去分词 [弯曲] * 参见 tortuous
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