torment

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A catapult or other kind of war-engine. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  2. Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture. countable,uncountable
    — I've gone through living torment.
  3. Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental. countable,uncountable
    — He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.
动词 v.
  1. To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.) transitive
    — The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

词形变化

torments plural torments present,singular,third-person tormenting participle,present tormented participle,past tormented past

词汇关系

衍生词
tormentful tormentless tormentry tormentuous tormentous
相关词
torture

词源

词源 1
From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).
词源 2
From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).
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