torment

英[\'tɔ:ment]
美[\'tɔ:ment]

意思解释

n. 折磨,痛苦;痛苦的根源;刑罚
vt.& vi. 使折磨,使痛苦;使烦乱;纠缠

变化形式

复数: torments
第三人称单数: torments
过去式: tormented
过去分词: tormented
现在分词: tormenting

中文词源

torment 折磨,痛苦

来自拉丁语 torquere,扭曲,词源同 turn,torque.-ment,名词后缀。引申词义折磨,痛苦。

用法例句

But I have spent the last 15 years in torment !
但我在15年中则饱受折磨!
Even without going bankrupt , countries can torment their creditors .
即使这些国家最后没有破产,也会让其债权人在这期间备受折磨。
This is because the torment has no sequel .
这是因为这种痛苦没有续篇。
They torment , physically or psychologically , because it feels good to exert their power and to witness the pain and suffering it produces .
他们在肉体或心理上折磨他人,因为施加力量并见识到由此产生的疼痛与难过让人感觉良好。
According to another local legend , god sent a swarm of mosquitos to torment nimrod , and a mosquito flew up nimrod 's nose and started chewing on his brain .
根据当地另一个传说,上帝派出一大群蚊子来折磨宁录,其中一只飞入宁录的鼻子,开始啮噬他的大脑。