Torment
[ 'tɔrmɛnt ]
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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;
💡 词根助记
tors-, tort 拉丁 tortus=twisted, 表示扭曲,弯曲
📝 例句
the cries of a man in torment
一个备受折磨的人的喊叫声
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ to-去,rm-拼音“任命”,ent-ant蚂蚁:去任命蚂蚁,这是件让人痛苦的事情
※ to-似数字“70”,r-拼音“人”,ment-拼音“门徒”:70个人受到了门徒的折磨
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tort-表示“扭”
常见变体有-tour-
📖 牛津释义
torment
n
(a) [U, C usu pl 作不可数名词或可数名词, 後者通常作复数]
severe physical or mental suffering （肉体或精神上的）折磨, 痛苦
be ingreat torment 备受折磨
suffer torment(s) from toothache牙疼得难受.
(b) [C] thing or person that causes this 造成痛苦的事物或人
His shyness made public speaking a torment to him. 他很腼腆, 当众讲话简直是受罪.
What a little torment that child is! ie because it is noisy, demanding, etc. 这孩子真烦人! torment v [Tn]
1 cause severe suffering to (sb) 使（某人）备受折磨或痛苦
tormented by hunger, anxiety, mosquitoes 饿得、 愁得、 蚊子咬得十分难受.
2 tease or annoy (sb) 戏弄或烦扰（某人）
Stop tormenting your sister. 别再耍弄你姐姐了.
tormenting their teacher with silly questions 用愚蠢的问题烦扰老师.
🎯 考研助记
源自tort- 扭曲，torture 折磨，拷打；tore tear 撕破，扯裂 的过去式 + ment 名词，心象被撕破般痛苦，折磨；音：特闷，特郁闷→痛苦； 网友：yqy 补充：源自torn（tear的过去式）：为何流泪？有令人痛苦的东西。或源自tort
🔁 扩展释义
*['tɒ:ment]n. 使人痛苦的东西, 折磨者, 苦痛vt. 使苦恼, 纠缠, 歪曲, 拷问【法】 折磨, 曲解, 歪曲相关词组: be in torment
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Bison were killed for their meat, while their fur provided warm clothing during cold winters.
他们杀野牛，吃野牛肉，用野牛毛皮制成冬季御寒的衣服。
I reached out to Annie's hand.
我把手伸向安妮的手。
He noticed that the straight part of the dance was different in the afternoon from what it had been in the morning.
他注意到下午舞蹈的直线部分与上午的不一样。