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torture/ˈtɔ:tʃə/ n. & v.●n. 1 the infliction of severe bodily pain esp. as a punishment or a means of persuasion (尤指作为惩罚或逼供手段的)拷打，拷问；酷刑 2 severe physical or mental suffering (身体或精神上的)折磨；痛苦；苦恼 the torture of defeat 失败的痛苦 ●v. tr. 1 subject to physical or mental torture 拷打，拷问；折磨(身体或精神) 2 force out of a natural position or state; deform; pervert 歪曲，曲解；使扭曲，使成畸形 □ torturable adj.□ torturer n.□ torturous adj.□ torturously adv.[French from Late Latin tortura ‘twisting’ (as TORT)]■ Usage 用法说明 See Usage Note at TORTUOUS. 见 TORTUOUS 的用法说明。 |