torture /ˈtɔːtʃə/ CET4 TEM4 ( 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; 拷问

  例：

  Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence.

  尽管受到拷打，她仍声称自己是清白的。

• 2. 

  N-VAR Torture is also a noun. 拷打; 拷问

  例：

  ...alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces.

  …安全部队涉嫌严刑拷打与谋杀的案子。

• 3. 

  V-T To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety. (精神上) 折磨

  例：

  He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.

  他不会通过和她争吵而进一步折磨她。