torment
UK/ˈtɔ:ment/US/'tɒ:ment/
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Definitions
n.
Severe physical or mental suffering.
（肉体或精神上的）剧烈痛苦，折磨。
v.
To cause someone severe and prolonged suffering, or to annoy them persistently.
折磨，使受苦；不断烦扰。
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=torment
From Latin *tormentum*, a twisted rope used to power a catapult — and also an instrument of torture. The wringing, twisting tension of that rope became the word for any drawn-out agony, whether a thug torments a victim or guilt torments the mind.
Root tort still carries 27 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.mental torment精神折磨
- 2.in torment处于痛苦之中
- 3.suffer torment遭受折磨
- 4.torment someone折磨某人
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was in torment over the decision he had to make.
- 2.
The older boys tormented him throughout his school years.
- 3.
She was tormented by memories of the accident.