n.苦痛;拷问;折磨;烦恼
vt.使苦恼;折磨
He was in torment after the operation. 手术后他非常痛苦。
That child is a torment to his parents. 这孩子对他的父母是一种折磨。
He suffered a hideous torment when the enemy caught him. 敌人抓到他后,他受到可怕的折磨。
What a little torment that child is! 这孩子真烦人!
用作及物动词 (vt.)torment的基本意思是“折磨”“使痛苦”,指用令人烦恼的痛苦事或令人感到痛苦的人或事折磨某人,使其在肉体或精神上遭受长期持续的痛苦。
torment是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
torment不接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。 他们折磨他致死。误:They torment him to die.正:They torment him to death.
torment还可用作名词,意思是“痛苦”,此时读音为 ['tɔːment] 。