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    torture /ˈtɔːtʃə/ (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. 盡琯受到拷打,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. …安全部隊涉嫌嚴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. 他不會通過和她爭吵而進一步折磨她。

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剑桥词典

    C2 [ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
    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 . 半數的囚犯死於拷打和飢餓。
    He revealed the secret under torture. 在嚴刑拷打之下他吐露了秘密。
    [ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ] 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 .
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