torment

🇺🇸 /ˈtɔːrment/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtɔːment/
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noun
R

very bad pain or suffering, especially in the mind

The constant noise was a torment that made it hard to sleep.

持续的噪音是一种折磨,让人难以入睡。

verb
R

to cause someone to suffer very much

Bad memories can torment a person for many years.

糟糕的记忆会让一个人痛苦多年。

R

to annoy or bother someone or an animal in a mean way

The older children would torment the cat by pulling its tail.

年长的孩子们会通过拉猫的尾巴来折磨它。

translation

n. 折磨
v. 折磨, 烦扰

词形变化

3rd Present torments
Past tormented
Perfect tormented
Progressive tormenting
Plural torments