英式：[ˈtɔːments]
美式：[ˈtɔːrments]
n.苦痛；拷问；折磨；烦恼
vt.使苦恼；折磨
用作名词 (n.)
He was in torment after the operation. 手术后他非常痛苦。
That child is a torment to his parents. 这孩子对他的父母是一种折磨。
He suffered a hideous torment when the enemy caught him. 敌人抓到他后，他受到可怕的折磨。
What a little torment that child is! 这孩子真烦人！
用作及物动词 (vt.)Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt. 内疚之感折磨着塞斯。
v.(动词)
torment的基本意思是“折磨”“使痛苦”,指用令人烦恼的痛苦事或令人感到痛苦的人或事折磨某人,使其在肉体或精神上遭受长期持续的痛苦。
torment是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
torment不接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。 他们折磨他致死。误:They torment him to die.正:They torment him to death.
torment还可用作名词,意思是“痛苦”,此时读音为 ［'tɔːment］ 。
