柯林斯詞典torture /?t??t??/ (torturing,tortured,tortures) 1. V-T If someone is tortured, another person deliberately causes them terrible pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information. 拷打; 拷問 Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence. 盡管受到拷打，她仍聲稱自己是清白的。2. N-VAR Torture is also a noun. 拷打; 拷問 ...alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces. …安全部隊(duì)涉嫌嚴(yán)刑拷打與謀殺的案子。3. V-T To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety. (精神上) 折磨 He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her. 他不會(huì)通過和她爭(zhēng)吵而進(jìn)一步折磨她。 返回 torture劍橋詞典C2 [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or to give information , or to be cruel to a person or animal 拷打；拷問；折磨；虐待 Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation . 半數(shù)的囚犯死于拷打和饑餓。 He revealed the secret under torture. 在嚴(yán)刑拷打之下他吐露了秘密。 [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] informal a very unpleasant experience 折磨，煎熬 The rush-hour traffic was sheer torture as usual . 交通高峰期像往常一樣簡(jiǎn)直就是一種煎熬。 例句 Even under torture, he refused to deny his faith .They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.Human rights campaigners have discovered documentary evidence of torture.She was subjected to torture and lengthy interrogations.The torture failed to break the prisoner's spirit . 返回 torture