torture
翻译
拷打, 折磨
例句
They tortured him for information.
他们为了获取情报而拷打他。
He was tortured by feelings of guilt.
他被负罪感所折磨。
语法模式
((sb.)) 拷打(某人) They tortured him for information.
((sb.)) ((with/by sth.)) 因(某事)而折磨(某人) He was tortured by feelings of guilt.
近义词
同义词：torment (折磨), afflict (使痛苦), persecute (迫害)；反义词：comfort (安慰), soothe (抚慰), relieve (减轻)
词源
源自拉丁语“torquere”（扭曲）。指通过“扭曲”某人的身体或思想来造成痛苦的行为。
记忆技巧
将“torture”与“twist”（扭曲）联系起来。拷打就是从身体上或精神上扭曲某人。