【torture音标】 英[ˈtɔ:tʃə(r)] 美[ˈtɔ:rtʃər]
【单词释义】 torture是什么意思:
n.拷打,拷问;酷刑逼供;折磨,煎熬;折磨人的事物v.拷打,拷问;严刑逼供;使痛苦;使苦恼;使焦急
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[单词复数] tortures [第三人称单数] tortures
[单词现在分词] torturing
[单词过去式] tortured
[单词过去分词] tortured
【torture形近词/近似词】
fixture n.固定装置,固定家具;(定期定点举行的)体育活动
nurture vt.养育;培育;滋养;培养 n.[U] 教养,培育;教养;环境因素
mixture n.混合;混合物
enrapture vt. 使狂喜;使着迷
agriculture n.[U]农业;农学
departure n.离开,离去;起程;背离
【单词例句】
◇ In medieval times, getting caught scribbling with one's left hand could earn accusations of being possessed and, during the Spanish Inquisition, lefties were more likely to be tortured or killed.
在中世纪,被发现用左手写字会被指控受到魔鬼操控,在西班牙宗教法庭上,很可能会被判处酷刑或死刑。