torture

柯林斯詞典

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; 拷問
Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence. 盡管受到拷打，她仍聲稱自己是清白的。
2. N-VAR Torture is also a noun. 拷打; 拷問
...alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces. …安全部隊(duì)涉嫌嚴(yán)刑拷打與謀殺的案子。
3. V-T To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety. (精神上) 折磨
He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her. 他不會(huì)通過和她爭吵而進(jìn)一步折磨她。