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tormentn. & v.●n. /ˈtɔ:ment/ 1 severe physical or mental suffering (身体或精神上的)折磨;痛苦 was in torment 经受折磨 2 a cause of this 使人痛苦或烦恼的东西 3 archaic [古义]a torture 受刑 b an instrument of torture 刑具 ●v. tr. /tɔ:ˈment/ 1 subject to torment 折磨;使痛苦 tormented with worry 经受担心的折磨 2 tease or worry excessively 戏弄,作弄;使烦恼 enjoyed tormenting the teacher 喜欢作弄老师 □ tormentedly adv.□ tormentingly adv.□ tormentor /-ˈmentə/ n.[Middle English via Old French torment, tormenter from Latin tormentum ‘missile-engine’, from torquēre ‘to twist’] |