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tortureUK:*/ˈtɔːrtʃər/US:/ˈtɔrtʃɚ/ ,(tôr′chər)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 torture n (physical: infliction of pain) (肉体上)折磨，严刑拷打Sadly, torture is still commonplace in quite a few countries. torture n figurative (emotional: anguish) (感情上、精神上)折磨，痛苦Waiting to learn whether he was dead or alive was torture. torture [sb/sth] vtr (inflict severe pain on) (肉体上)折磨, 拷打； (感情上、精神上)折磨, 使痛苦Prisoners claimed that the guards had tortured them.The man was found guilty of torturing his dog. 复合形式： water torture n (water onto forehead)水刑The secret police used water torture on Schmidt to extract information. |