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rackrAkn [C usually sing]In the past, the rack was a device to which people were tied and which stretched their bodies by pulling their arms in one direction and their legs in the other direction, usually used as a way of getting information from them.拉肢刑架If you are on the rack, you are suffering great physical or mental pain.受尽折磨A couple of years ago he was on the rack, following accusations of fraud and corruption.几年前在被控欺诈和腐败罪后,他受尽折磨。
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