英:[ˈtɔːment , tɔːˈment]
美:[ˈtɔːrment , tɔːrˈment]
英:[ˈtɔːment , tɔːˈment]
美:[ˈtɔːrment , tɔːrˈment]
tor·ment
复数:torments
第三人称单数:torments
现在分词:tormenting
过去式:tormented
过去分词:tormented
tormentedly (adv.), tormentingly (adv.)
词根:torment
n.tormentor 长肉叉;使苦恼的东西;使苦痛的人
tormenter 折磨者;边幕
Noun
1. unbearable physical pain
2. extreme mental distress
3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain;
"an agony of doubt"
"the torments of the damned"
4. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented;
"so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
5. a severe affliction
6. the act of harassing someone
Verb
1. torment emotionally or mentally
2. treat cruelly;
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
3. subject to torture;
"The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
这组词都有“苦恼、痛苦”的意思,其区别是:
sorrow语气比grief弱,指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。
agony侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。
grief指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。
anguish指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦;用于身体时,多指局部或暂时的痛苦。
torment强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。
distress多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦,也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。
misery着重痛苦的可悲状态,多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。
torture语气比toment强,指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。
以上来源于网络
约于1300年,“施加酷刑”,也指“极度痛苦、疼痛、苦恼的状态”,源自于古法语 torment “酷刑、痛苦、痛苦、苦恼”(11世纪,现代法语 tourment),源自拉丁语 tormentum “扭曲的绳索、弹弓; 衣服压缩机; 投掷石头的工具”,也指“酷刑工具、刑具”,比喻为“痛苦、疼痛、折磨”,源自于 torquere “扭曲”(源自于 PIE 词根 *terkw- “扭曲”)。
Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French turment, torment, from Latin tormentum torture; akin to torquēre to twist — more at torture >entry 1
The first known use of torment was in the 13th century
torrentialadjective
relating to or resembling a torrent
torrential rains
torrentialadjective
relating to or resembling a torrent
torrential rains
torrentnoun
a rushing stream of a liquid
a torrent of rain
a mountain stream or its channel
a sudden rush like a stream of liquid
a torrent of criticism
torpornoun
temporary loss or suspension of motion or feeling
a state of lowered bodily activity (as during hibernation) that is a response to an unfavorable environmental condition (as cold or drought)
apathy
torpidadjective
having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling
exhibiting or characterized by topor
a bear torpid in winter sleep
having too little energy or strength : apathetic
torpidadjective
having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling
exhibiting or characterized by topor
a bear torpid in winter sleep
having too little energy or strength : apathetic
tornadonoun
a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that moves in a narrow path over the land
torn
torment1 of 2noun
extreme pain or distress of body or mind
a cause of suffering in mind or body
torment2 of 2verb
to cause severe suffering of body or mind to
to cause worry, distress, or trouble to : harass
torment1 of 2noun
extreme pain or distress of body or mind
a cause of suffering in mind or body
torment2 of 2verb
to cause severe suffering of body or mind to
to cause worry, distress, or trouble to : harass
1 Beetle stayed hidden, more afraid to attract the taunts and torments of the boys than to lose the cat.
2 “Now that you are among us, Cristiana is no longer the lowliest, and with her little authority, she must torment you,” Elnora explained with a weary patience.
3 For that is what will happen in the years of deprivation and torment ahead of them.
4 He was tormented with remorse.
他因良心的责备而痛苦.
5 She is go.ne and all you have is a bright, foolish imagining to torment yourself with.
6 If you have an open sore they find it and torment you.
7 She imagined small high windows in a cliff face of brick, and thought perhaps she did, the way people imagined the different torments of hell.
8 I squeeze my eyes shut, not understanding why such beauty torments me with pain and sadness.
9 Those thorny old barbs of guilt bore into me once more, as if speaking his name had broken a spell, set them free to torment me anew.
10 When, in the night, poor Burt got so tormented that he had to go home, he asked the cop on the beat to ring the Nolan bell three times.
11 "Bran, child, why do you torment yourself so? One day you may do some of these things, but now you are only a boy of eight."
12 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.
爱里没有惧怕。 爱既完全,就把惧怕除去。
13 I can almost hear the sizzle of Gale’s tormented skin meeting the snow mixture.
14 If he had his bow guard, Nathan knew that he would have heard the Ash Being tormenting Uncle Jet.
15 Cora and Caesar roundly beaten by the crowd in preparation for their delivery back to Terrance, and whatever their master had devised to surpass Big Anthony’s torments.
16 Celie was violated, tormented, humiliated, degraded; yet through it all, she remained innocent!
17 “I suppose, being you, it could have been much worse — and that possibility tormented me the entire time I was away. It was a very long three days. I really got on Emmett’s nerves.”
18 “I’d wring your neck if you were mine, you old torment,” cried Laurie, shaking his fist at the bird, who put his head on one side and gravely croaked, “Allyluyer! bless your buttons, dear!”
19 As she staggered with the bus’s movement my lack of gallantry tormented me.
20 But now, instead of seizing my hand and rubbing it against his whiskers until I screamed, Milton no longer had the high spirits to torment me.
1 搅乱
perturbative shuffle disconcertion trouble upset tumble unhinge perturb snafu roil tousle unset touse make nonsense of
3 烦扰
bother plague Rattle fuss gnaw faze jangle roust rattle cage push around intrusive harassment worry bug burden harass annoying worrisome pestiferous annoyance vexation worriment hassle bait spite disturb weary smite ruffle gall nettle fidget harrow displease vex disquiet chivy incommode bullyrag bore annoy make nervous trouble badger pester harry get up nose get on nerves be on back
4 人痛苦的事物
5 歪曲
cock-a-hoop violent skew perverse perverted wry violence twist strain torture distortion wrench perversion borax falsification contortion garble miscolor bend warp distort slant wring falsify travesty bastardize
6 苦恼
troubled brooding aggrieved anguished heartsick distressful worryingly broodingly perplexedly tracasserie pain smart trouble torture distress irritation fret misery woe anguish scourge angst laceration hang-up wormwood vexation throe botheration worrit feeze angor languishment suffer bother prey eat strike tear hunt plague bait sting clog prick gripe victimize gnaw irk vex ail aggrieve lie heavy on lie heavy upon sit heavy on sit heavy upon weigh heavy on weigh heavy upon be sick at heart suffering laden excruciating afflictive tsoris misease worry worm sour oppression martyr agony affliction gall nettle canker bedevil calvary excruciation wae worriment groan writhe press grind curse pinch discomfort afflict prod wring harrow harry agonize rive excruciate
7 使人痛苦的事物
10 痛苦的原因
11 纠缠
entanglement involution ride pursue hassle plague badger persecute besiege pester bedevil mither dog hound entangle importune fasten onto fasten on eat up latch on latch onto latch on to
12 使痛苦
painful ferret gnaw try pain ride hurt murder rack punish torture distress sting wrench afflict scourge wring victimize pang fester goad agonize rankle embitter excruciate imbitter tormenting weight worry trouble prick nag at hit kill bite prey harrow harrowing curse anguish ail aggrieve make it warm for smart plague vex pinch play up
13 捉弄
tease play rag make a monkey of make a monkey out of pull a fast one on pull a fast one pull leg
14 混乱
involved disorder complicated upset disrupt confused muddy chaotic upside-down unsettling haywire perplexed snafu vexatious turbid rough-and-tumble addled mixed-up confounded helter-skelter mazy rhapsodic pell-mell addle flurried ataxic mussy jumbly hugger-mugger rhapsodical tumultuary spiflicated out ravelment mix mess dust shine coil pie confusion chaos hurry riot clutter pickle tumble spaghetti to-do turmoil tangle puddle whirlpool flurry huddle anarchy ruffle whirl dislocation mull jumble muddle entanglement snarl disarray crisscross skein cobweb mix-up perturbation faze turbidity promiscuity ataxia fluster derange perplexity pandemonium disorganization muss swelter babel kerfuffle welter anomie ravel muddiness disarrange razzle-dazzle dishabille higgledy-piggledy embarras moil deray exorbitance bouleversement topsyturvy stirabout turbidness spifflicate puzzle confuse complicate confound entangle perplex embroil dislocate disorganize perturb becloud moider spiflicate tailspin mess-up foul-up hog wild
15 烦恼
careful worried worrying cloudy troubled turned-off carking tsoris care disease pet trouble upset distress irritation fret annoy lust annoyance ail vexation fash pother botheration cark cross nag graum worry bother baffle languish wherret pain load rank tear murder chase burden devil hassle disturb inflict fuss hump ruffle oppress gall molest beset pester irk vex encumber chevy scarify importune aggrieve rowel beleaguer moider fret gizzard get in hair bust a gut do to laden haunted disturbed uptight torturous laboring harassed tormenting agonising plaguy painfully annoyingly agonisingly vexedly torturingly tracasserie disturbance woe perturbation worriment besetment agonise get try exercise bug harass fray wring fester perturb discommode get under skin boiling water vexed snuffy hang-up plague grief stew encumbrance niggle repine cheese distract Harry chivvy cloud
16 戏弄
quizzical leg-pull COD trick tease gag spoof malice jest ribbing dally Guy quiz rib haze ridicule hoax razz kid fool trifle josh play hob teasingly dalliance jape play dally with take the mick out of take the mickey out of take the mickey take the mick wind up toy with raillery chaff jerk around
17 烦恼的原因
18 拷问
racking question fire rack sweat torture grill third-degree mill excruciation sweatbox third degree
20 折磨
rack torture ordeal martyrdom ill-usage gnaw try press trouble murder grind punish plague pinch martyr crucify gripe wrack agonize bedevil scarify excruciate ill-treat martyrize ill-use suffering affliction strike inflictive troubled cat-and-mouse buffet stinging excruciation bedevilment ride bait scourge corrode molest tantalize run ragged skin alive prey upon buffeting visit prey afflict harrow ail purgatory grief anguish crucifixion worry harry flay hagride hag-ridden blight wring vex beleaguer curse nag dog put through it put through grind down cross harassment ballyrag weight bug weigh twist devil harass haze pang pester macerate straiten
23 作弄
24 使混乱
spifflicate disorder puzzle confuse disrupt complicate flurry confound entangle perplex muddle embroil dislocate disorganize perturb snafu muss razzle-dazzle becloud moider spiflicate
25 痛苦
painful sticky miserable lousy grievous pained laboring distressful dolorous agonal tsoris misease cost pain trial hurt wound suffering sore worm bitter torture distress endurance wrench ache misery woe agony affliction soreness scourge pang displeasure ail travail twang twinge infliction gnawing sufferance stang excruciation anguish smart labor ferret gnaw harry try ride murder rack punish sting afflict wring victimize fester goad agonize rankle embitter excruciate imbitter traumatic raging pinched trauma distraction kill pine thorny afflicted anguished embittered wrenching agonized tormenting painfully sorely trouble bale martyrdom wark throe angor weight worry prick agonise nag at make a martyr of in agony darkness sweat frustration sorrow calamity purgatory jaundice wormwood ruth sufferation eina sorry troublesome poignant aching harrowing sorrowful troublous hard penalty tribulation gripe desolation laceration poignancy dolor curse aggrieve make it warm for stress plague harrow vex pinch distressed discomfort play up lancing nasty passion teen grief sour martyr heaviness peine cark toko toco writhe
27 受苦
troubled laden distressed cursed afflicted cross pay suffer groan clem curse martyr victimize harrow bedevil do penance go through the hoop jump through the hoop
28 虐待
wrong abuse hell rough hardship abusive cruelty oppression misusage ballyrag tax press task horse screw mouse devil grind spite misuse outrage crucify oppress mistreat maul mishandle manhandle physic bedevil macerate maltreat scarify ill-treat
30 使烦恼
nag pain load worry trouble rank tear murder chase upset burden hassle distress disturb inflict annoy fuss hump ruffle oppress gall molest beset pester irk vex encumber chevy scarify importune fash pother aggrieve rowel beleaguer moider get in hair do to torturous tormenting torturingly get try exercise bug harass fray wring ail perturb discommode get under skin cheese Harry cloud
31 使苦恼
aggrieved prey eat strike trouble tear hunt torture plague distress bait sting clog prick gripe scourge victimize gnaw irk vex ail aggrieve feeze excruciating press worry grind curse pinch discomfort afflict prod wring harrow harry agonize rive excruciate
32 拷打
33 苛责